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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs MSI Z97A GAMING 7

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 23identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3-SDRAM
    • DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
  • Number of memory slots
    • 8
    • 4
  • Memory channels
    • Quad-channel
    • Dual-channel
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 8
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 4
    • 0

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76 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

Model GA-6PXSV4

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B

MSI

Z97A GAMING 7View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers84
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.35,1.5 V
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAspeed
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1200 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers28
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers51
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers02
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one6
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LBigfoot Killer E2205
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C604Intel® Z97
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
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 x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows ViWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 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, Win
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ACL892
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneRedHat EL Linux 5.0
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm30.5 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm24.4 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one8 GB
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for oneYes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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