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GIGABYTE GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs MSI Z97A GAMING 7

39specifications compared
21differ
18identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- Z97A GAMING 7:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):DDR3-SDRAM
- Z97A GAMING 7:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):16
- Z97A GAMING 7:4
Memory channels
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Quad-channel
- Z97A GAMING 7:Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):ECC & Non-ECC
- Z97A GAMING 7:Non-ECC
RAID levels
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0, 1, 5, 10, 1E
- Z97A GAMING 7:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
- Z97A GAMING 7:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- Z97A GAMING 7:1

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Comparison of GA-7PESH2, Z97A GAMING 7
75 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7PESH2 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model GA-7PESH2 View product	B MSI Z97A GAMING 7 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	16	4
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	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
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
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Aspeed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
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	6
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® Z97
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
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 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
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
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	30.5 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	24.4 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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