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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI H87-G43 GAMING

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 26identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Memory channels
    • Quad-channel
    • Dual-channel
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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79 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model GA-6LXSV

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MSI

H87-G43 GAMINGView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1200 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headers11
TPM connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers51
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I210Bigfoot Killer E2205
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C224Intel® H87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneSuSE Linux 11
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slots33
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one4
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width305 mm305 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one4
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor front side busKnown for one100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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