Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX AC

31specifications compared
18differ
13identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- Z87 MPOWER MAX AC:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory channels
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Quad-channel
- Z87 MPOWER MAX AC:Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- Z87 MPOWER MAX AC:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- Z87 MPOWER MAX AC:SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- Z87 MPOWER MAX AC:8
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- Z87 MPOWER MAX AC:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER MAX AC:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- Z87 MPOWER MAX AC:6

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Comparison of GA-7PXSL, Z87 MPOWER MAX AC
80 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-7PXSL motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model GA-7PXSL View product	B MSI Z87 MPOWER MAX AC View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-1600, E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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 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 SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
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/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	6
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
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	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	5	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
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
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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