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GIGABYTE GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0)

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 13identical
  • 55known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):LGA 2011-v3
  • Supported memory types
    • GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
    • MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):DDR4-SDRAM
  • ECC сompatibility
    • GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Non-ECC
    • MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
    • MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):10
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • GA-B85M-DS3H-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):0

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Comparison of GA-B85M-DS3H-A, MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0)
85 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE5-1600, E5-2600
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers410
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers13
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4aUnknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel I210
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® C612
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, TemperatureUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers10
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm254 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect TechnologyUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64GB
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 - 80%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source360 mm
Package depthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source330 mm
Package heightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source80 mm

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