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GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI X99S SLI Plus

41specifications compared
19differ
22identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- X99S SLI Plus:LGA 2011-v3
Supported memory types
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- X99S SLI Plus:DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- X99S SLI Plus:8
Maximum internal memory
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- X99S SLI Plus:128 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- X99S SLI Plus:SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- X99S SLI Plus:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- X99S SLI Plus:10
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- X99S SLI Plus:0

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Comparison of GA-B75M-D2P, X99S SLI Plus
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-B75M-D2P View product	B MSI X99S SLI Plus View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	8
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,3000,3300 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	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) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	10
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	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 quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I218-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B75	Intel® X99
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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, Windows 8.1	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, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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