Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

24specifications compared
14differ
10identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):Intel
- A520M VECTOR WIFI:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- A520M VECTOR WIFI:Socket AM4
Supported memory types
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):DDR3-SDRAM
- A520M VECTOR WIFI:DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):16 GB
- A520M VECTOR WIFI:64 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):2
- A520M VECTOR WIFI:4
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):3
- A520M VECTOR WIFI:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):5
- A520M VECTOR WIFI:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1):2
- A520M VECTOR WIFI:4

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Comparison of GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1), A520M VECTOR WIFI
73 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B85N Phoenix (rev. 1.1)View product	B MSI A520M VECTOR WIFI View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1866,2133,2400,2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4600 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4600 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II, SATA III, mSATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Microphone 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
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111H
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac)
WLAN controller modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Dual Band Wireless-AC 3168
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.2
Features5 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 / Realtek ALC897
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	8 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 x64
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	170 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0

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