Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs MSI A88XI AC

29specifications compared
18differ
11identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Intel
- A88XI AC:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- A88XI AC:Socket FM2+
ECC сompatibility
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- A88XI AC:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- A88XI AC:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- A88XI AC:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- A88XI AC:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- A88XI AC:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- A88XI AC:0

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Comparison of GA-7PXSL, A88XI AC
75 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model GA-7PXSL View product	B MSI A88XI AC View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD A
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket FM2
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-1600, E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 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
Memory channelsKnown for one	Quad-channel	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 interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports 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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	AMD A88X
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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