Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE MW50-SV0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX

24specifications compared
17differ
7identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- MW50-SV0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:LGA 2011-v3
Supported memory types
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- MW50-SV0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
Memory channels
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Dual-channel
- MW50-SV0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:Quad-channel
ECC сompatibility
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Non-ECC
- MW50-SV0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- MW50-SV0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:1600,1866,2133 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- MW50-SV0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:mSATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- MW50-SV0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- MW50-SV0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-H81M-S2V, MW50-SV0
77 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S2V View product	B GIGABYTE MW50-SV0 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 ATX Model MW50-SV0 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 2011-v3
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600,2600 MHz
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 2011-v3 (Socket R)
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	mSATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	13
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	3
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel I210, Intel® I218
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® C612
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI 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	32 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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	190 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
User guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	20 - 95%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	360 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	330 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	80 mm

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