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GIGABYTE GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs GIGABYTE GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R)

50specifications compared
12differ
38identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):16
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):8
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):SATA III
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):SATA II, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):3
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
Ethernet interface type
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):10 Gigabit
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Gigabit Ethernet

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Comparison of GA-7PESH2, GA-7PESH3
61 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model GA-7PESH2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model GA-7PESH3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	16	8
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Quad-channel	Quad-channel
Memory voltage	1.35,1.5 V	1.35,1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum RDIMM memory	32 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10, 1E	0, 1, 5, 10, 1E
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card family	Aspeed	Aspeed
Maximum resolution	1920 x 1200 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	3
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	3	3
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	10 Gigabit	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® X540	Intel® 82574L
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® C602	Intel® C602
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	RedHat EL Linux 5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows Vista Enterprise x64, Windows Vista Home Basic, Windows Vista Home Basic x64, Windows Vista Home Premium, Windows Vista Home Premium x64, Windows Vista Ultimate, Windows Vista Ultimate x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x8 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	330 mm	330 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SAS, SATA	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memory	8 GB	8 GB
IPMI 2.0 slot	Yes	Yes

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