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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE H310M A 2.0 vs MSI B450M GAMING PLUS

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 24identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
    • Socket AM4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • Motherboard chipset family
    • Intel
    • AMD

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84 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

H310M A 2.0View product
B

MSI

B450M GAMING PLUSView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1151 (Socket H4)Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9AMD Athlon, AMD Ryzen 2000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers2133,2400,2600 MHz1866,2133,2400,2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one2048 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers10
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers20
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one0
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel H310 ExpressAMD B450
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Number of mounting holesKnown for one6
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 10, Windows 7
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 10 64-bit
Expansion slotsidentical
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one2.7
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.7
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers185 mm210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
ManualKnown for oneYes
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton® Internet Security cFosSpeed
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive typesKnown for oneHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneM.2, SATA III
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one4
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020

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