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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-E350N WIN8 vs MSI X79A-GD45 Plus

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 22identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X79A-GD45 Plus has 6 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-E350N WIN8 (8 vs 2). The MSI X79A-GD45 Plus has 112 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-E350N WIN8 (128 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI X79A-GD45 Plus has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-E350N WIN8 (1 vs 0). Only the GIGABYTE GA-E350N WIN8 has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-E350N WIN8, Intel on the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus.

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

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersBGA 413 (Socket FT1)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD EIntel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Processor modelKnown for oneE-350D
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers28
Memory channelsDiffersSingle-channelQuad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Graphics card familyKnown for oneAMD
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 6310
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1200 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityDiffers10
Serial ports quantityDiffers10
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features6 differ
Component forDiffersNettopPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A45 FCHIntel X79
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeDiffersActivePassive
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one5
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x8, 2x1, 2x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE

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