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GIGABYTE GA-6LISL motherboard Intel® C226 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX vs MSI X99S XPOWER AC

25specifications compared
17differ
8identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-6LISL motherboard Intel® C226 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- X99S XPOWER AC:LGA 2011-v3
Supported memory types
- GA-6LISL motherboard Intel® C226 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:DDR3-SDRAM
- X99S XPOWER AC:DDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- GA-6LISL motherboard Intel® C226 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:ECC & Non-ECC
- X99S XPOWER AC:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-6LISL motherboard Intel® C226 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:1333,1600 MHz
- X99S XPOWER AC:2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-6LISL motherboard Intel® C226 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:16 GB
- X99S XPOWER AC:128 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-6LISL motherboard Intel® C226 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:SATA III
- X99S XPOWER AC:SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-6LISL motherboard Intel® C226 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:1
- X99S XPOWER AC:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-6LISL motherboard Intel® C226 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:1
- X99S XPOWER AC:10

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Comparison of GA-6LISL, X99S XPOWER AC
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-6LISL motherboard Intel® C226 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX Model GA-6LISL View product	B MSI X99S XPOWER AC View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E3-1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU 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
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I210-AT, Intel® I218-V
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Mini-ITX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C226	Intel® X99
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	5
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	272 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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