Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI 870A-G54 (FX)

38specifications compared
14differ
24identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- 870A-G54 (FX):AMD
Supported memory clock speeds
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- 870A-G54 (FX):800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Number of SATA III connectors
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- 870A-G54 (FX):6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:7
- 870A-G54 (FX):6
eSATA ports quantity
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- 870A-G54 (FX):0
HDMI ports quantity
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- 870A-G54 (FX):0
LAN controller
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Bigfoot Killer E2100
- 870A-G54 (FX):Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Motherboard form factor
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX
- 870A-G54 (FX):micro ATX

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Comparison of G1.Sniper2, 870A-G54 (FX)
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model G1.Sniper2 View product	B MSI 870A-G54 (FX)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom X4
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	7	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Bigfoot Killer E2100	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	AMD 870 (RX881)
Audio chipDiffers	Creative CA20K2	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	264 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security, Intel Smart Response, LucidLogix Virtu	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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