Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs MSI Z97A GAMING 7

40specifications compared
21differ
19identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- Z97A GAMING 7:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):DDR3-SDRAM
- Z97A GAMING 7:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):8
- Z97A GAMING 7:4
Memory channels
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Quad-channel
- Z97A GAMING 7:Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):ECC & Non-ECC
- Z97A GAMING 7:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):SATA II, SATA III
- Z97A GAMING 7:SATA III
RAID levels
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0, 1, 5, 10, 1E
- Z97A GAMING 7:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
- Z97A GAMING 7:2

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Comparison of GA-7PESH3, Z97A GAMING 7
77 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7PESH3 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model GA-7PESH3 View product	B MSI Z97A GAMING 7 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
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	8	4
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 controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, 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/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Power fan 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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® Z97
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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 x8 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
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	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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