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GIGABYTE GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs MSI Z87 MPOWER SP

40specifications compared
22differ
18identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- Z87 MPOWER SP:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory channels
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Quad-channel
- Z87 MPOWER SP:Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):ECC & Non-ECC
- Z87 MPOWER SP:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0, 1, 5, 10, 1E
- Z87 MPOWER SP:0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics card family
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Aspeed
- Z87 MPOWER SP:Intel
Maximum resolution
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1920 x 1200 pixels
- Z87 MPOWER SP:4096 x 2160 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
- Z87 MPOWER SP:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- Z87 MPOWER SP:1

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Comparison of GA-7PESH2, Z87 MPOWER SP
81 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model GA-7PESH2 View product	B MSI Z87 MPOWER SP View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.35,1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, 1E	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Graphics card familyDiffers	Aspeed	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
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	3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	2
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	10 Gigabit	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® X540	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® Z87
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
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	RedHat EL Linux 5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SAS, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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