Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0) vs MSI B85I Gaming

42specifications compared
18differ
24identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):AMD
- B85I Gaming:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):Socket FM2+
- B85I Gaming:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):4
- B85I Gaming:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- B85I Gaming:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):64 GB
- B85I Gaming:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):SATA III
- B85I Gaming:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):2
- B85I Gaming:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):6
- B85I Gaming:4

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Comparison of GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0), B85I Gaming
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0)View product	B MSI B85I Gaming View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD A78	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC1150
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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