Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX vs GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX

41specifications compared
24differ
17identical
52known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 14 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX (16 vs 2). The GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 3,200 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX (5600 MHz vs 2400 MHz). The GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 10 more HDDs supported than the GIGABYTE H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX (14 vs 4). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the GIGABYTE H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX, Intel® Xeon® on the GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX. Supported memory types: DDR4-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX, DDR5-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX.

Supported memory types
- H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:DDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX:2
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16
Memory channels
- H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX:Dual-channel
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:Octa-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)
- H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX:2400 MHz
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:5600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX:SATA III
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:M.2, SATA, SlimSAS
Number of HDDs supported
- H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX:4
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:14
Number of storage drives supported
- H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX:5
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16
Graphics card family
- H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX:Intel
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:ASPEED

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Comparison of H110M-M.2, MS73-HB2
93 specifications	A GIGABYTE H110M-M.2 motherboard H110 Express micro ATX Model H110M-M.2 View product	B GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX Model MS73-HB2 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Xeon®
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	16
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Octa-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	2400,2133 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	2400 MHz	5600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	M.2, SATA, SlimSAS
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	4	14
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	5	16
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	ASPEED
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2600
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
12V power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4	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
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I210-AT, Broadcom BCM57416
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	H110 Express	Intel C741
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Window	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Blue
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	2
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2280	22110
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 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	226 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	330.2 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version), cFosSpeed	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 - 40 °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	409 mm
Package depthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	355 mm
Package heightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	78 mm

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