Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard AMD A50 FCH Socket M (mPGA478MT) mini ITX vs MSI Big Bang-Marshal (B3)

32specifications compared
20differ
12identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard AMD A50 FCH Socket M (mPGA478MT) mini ITX:AMD
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):Intel
Processor socket
- GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard AMD A50 FCH Socket M (mPGA478MT) mini ITX:Socket M (mPGA478MT)
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard AMD A50 FCH Socket M (mPGA478MT) mini ITX:2
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard AMD A50 FCH Socket M (mPGA478MT) mini ITX:8 GB
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):32 GB
On-board graphics card
- GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard AMD A50 FCH Socket M (mPGA478MT) mini ITX:Yes
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard AMD A50 FCH Socket M (mPGA478MT) mini ITX:2
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard AMD A50 FCH Socket M (mPGA478MT) mini ITX:4
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard AMD A50 FCH Socket M (mPGA478MT) mini ITX:1
- Big Bang-Marshal (B3):2

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Comparison of GA-E350N-USB3, Big Bang-Marshal (B3)
66 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-E350N-USB3 motherboard AMD A50 FCH Socket M (mPGA478MT) mini ITX Model GA-E350N-USB3 View product	B MSI Big Bang-Marshal (B3)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket M (mPGA478MT)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Not supported	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor modelKnown for one	E-350	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 6310	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	XL-ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD A50 FCH	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	264 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	435 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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