Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX vs MSI Big Bang-Marshal (B3)

33specifications compared
14differ
19identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- G1.SNIPER motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- G1.SNIPER motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:6
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):4
Maximum internal memory
- G1.SNIPER motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:24 GB
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):32 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G1.SNIPER motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:4
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- G1.SNIPER motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:1
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):2
PS/2 ports quantity
- G1.SNIPER motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:2
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- G1.SNIPER motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:0
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):1
LAN controller
- G1.SNIPER motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX:Bigfoot Killer E2100
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):Realtek RTL8111E

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Comparison of G1.SNIPER, Big Bang-Marshal (B3)
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE G1.SNIPER motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) ATX Model G1.SNIPER View product	B MSI Big Bang-Marshal (B3)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	6.4 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Triple-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Bigfoot Killer E2100	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	XL-ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Creative CA20K2	Realtek ALC892
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	264 mm
DepthDiffers	264 mm	435 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 6Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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