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GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX vs MSI A88XM-P33 V2

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 18identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX has 96 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI A88XM-P33 V2 (128 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI A88XM-P33 V2 (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX has 6 more SATA III connectors than the MSI A88XM-P33 V2 (10 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX, AMD on the MSI A88XM-P33 V2. Processor socket: LGA 2011-v3 on the GIGABYTE GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX, Socket FM2+ on the MSI A88XM-P33 V2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:Intel
    • A88XM-P33 V2:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:LGA 2011-v3
    • A88XM-P33 V2:Socket FM2+
  • Supported memory types
    • GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
    • A88XM-P33 V2:DDR3-SDRAM
  • Memory channels
    • GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:Quad-channel
    • A88XM-P33 V2:Dual-channel
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:128 GB
    • A88XM-P33 V2:32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:M.2, SATA, SATA III
    • A88XM-P33 V2:SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:2
    • A88XM-P33 V2:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-X99-SLI motherboard Intel® X99 LGA 2011-v3 ATX:10
    • A88XM-P33 V2:4

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Comparison of GA-X99-SLI, A88XM-P33 V2
68 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2666,2800,3000,3200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers128 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of memory slotsKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATA, SATA IIISATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2560 x 1600 pixels
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireXUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers104
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X99AMD A88X
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1150Realtek ALC887
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm216 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source

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