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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-AX370-GAMING 5 vs MSI B350 TOMAHAWK

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 30identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • Non-ECC
    • ECC & Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 2133,2400,2933,3200 MHz
    • 1866,2133,2400,2933,3200 MHz
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 3
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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84 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-AX370-GAMING 5View product
B

MSI

B350 TOMAHAWKView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerAMDAMD
Processor socketSocket AM4Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD A, AMD Athlon, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 SeriesAMD A, AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon™ X4, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneSocket AM4
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR4-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2933,3200 MHz1866,2133,2400,2933,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one4GB, 8GB, 16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 100, 1, 10
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers84
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors44
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers63
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers30
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
USB connector typeKnown for oneUSB Type-A, USB Type-C
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersKiller E2500Realtek RTL8111H
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyAMDAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD X370AMD B350
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
Number of M.2 (M) slots11
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
ManualKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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