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GIGABYTE GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs MSI Z97A GAMING 7

40specifications compared
20differ
20identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- Z97A GAMING 7:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):DDR3-SDRAM
- Z97A GAMING 7:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):16
- Z97A GAMING 7:4
Memory channels
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Quad-channel
- Z97A GAMING 7:Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):ECC & Non-ECC
- Z97A GAMING 7:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):SATA II, SATA III
- Z97A GAMING 7:SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):0
- Z97A GAMING 7:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- Z97A GAMING 7:8

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Comparison of GA-7PESH4, Z97A GAMING 7
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7PESH4 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model GA-7PESH4 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	16	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
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	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	5	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I350-AM4	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® Z97
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
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 x16 slotsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	32GB	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	AC, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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