Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1) vs MSI A520M PRO

37specifications compared
18differ
19identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):Intel
- A520M PRO:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- A520M PRO:Socket AM4
Supported memory types
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):DDR3-SDRAM
- A520M PRO:DDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):Non-ECC
- A520M PRO:ECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):16 GB
- A520M PRO:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):SATA II, SATA III, mSATA
- A520M PRO:PCI Express 3.0, SATA
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):2
- A520M PRO:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):3
- A520M PRO:4

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Comparison of GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1), A520M PRO
82 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1)View product	B MSI A520M PRO View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®	AMD Ryzen 3000 Series
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1866,2133,2400,2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4466 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III, mSATA	PCI Express 3.0, SATA
Number of storage drives supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	1	0
Total 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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power 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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear speaker outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Subwoofer outKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111H
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not available
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	AMD A520
Audio chipDiffers	RealTek ALC898	Realtek ALC892
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Number of mounting holesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	210 mm
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 mm
Other featuresidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	698 g
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source

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