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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5 vs MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 29identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5 has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5 has 5 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 1). The MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 3 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5 (3 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE G1.Sniper M5, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 1
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 3
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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GIGABYTE

G1.Sniper M5View product
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MSI

B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Model B75MA-E31

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds1333,1600 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportYesYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers61
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers03
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers42
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity00
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers51
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel B75
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots version2.0, 3.02.0, 3.0
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)YesYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm173 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one2

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