Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX vs MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA

44specifications compared
26differ
18identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA has 6 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX (8 vs 2). The MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA has 112 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX (128 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA (4 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX, Intel on the MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:AMD
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:BGA 413 (Socket FT1)
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor series
- GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:AMD E
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:Intel® Core™ i7
Number of memory slots
- GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:2
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:8
Memory channels
- GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:Single-channel
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:Quad-channel
Maximum internal memory
- GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:16 GB
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:128 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:SATA, SATA II
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:SATA II, SATA III
On-board graphics card
- GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:Yes
- X79A-GD65 8D FA:No

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Comparison of GA-E350N, X79A-GD65 8D FA
73 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-E350N motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX Model GA-E350N View product	B MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 413 (Socket FT1)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD E	Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor modelKnown for one	E-350	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	8
Memory channelsDiffers	Single-channel	Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI
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
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A45 FCH	Intel X79
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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