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GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX

62specifications compared
22differ
40identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX has 8 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX (12 vs 4). The GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX has 800 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX (6400 MHz vs 5600 MHz). The GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX has 12 more HDDs supported than the GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX (16 vs 4). Processor socket: Socket AM5 on the GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX, Socket SP6 on the GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX. Supported processor sockets: Socket AM5 on the GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX, SP6 on the GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX.

Processor socket
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:Socket AM5
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:Socket SP6
Supported processor sockets
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:Socket AM5
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:SP6
Number of memory slots
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:4
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:12
Memory channels
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:Dual-channel
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:Hexa-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:5600 MHz
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:6400 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:M.2, SATA
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:M.2
Number of HDDs supported
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:4
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:16
Number of storage drives supported
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:8
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:18

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Comparison of MC13-LE3, ME33-AR0
74 specifications	A GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX Model MC13-LE3 View product	B GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX Model ME33-AR0 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM5	Socket SP6
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD EPYC 4004, AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series, AMD Ryzen 7000 Series, AMD Ryzen 9000 Series	AMD EPYC 8004, AMD EPYC 8005 Series
Supported processor socketsDiffers	Socket AM5	SP6
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	12
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Hexa-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	5600 MHz	6400 MHz
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA	M.2
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	4	16
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	8	18
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	AST2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2600
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Differs	1	2
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, 25 Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel I210-AT2, Broadcom BCM57502	Broadcom BCM5720
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B650 Express	AMD SoC
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	EPYC 4005/4004 Series: Ubuntu 22.04; Ubuntu 24.04; Windows Server 2022; Windows Server 2025; Ryzen 9000/7000 Series: Windows 10 21H2; Windows 11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x4 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	2
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2280	22110
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22110
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	600 mm	409 mm
Package depthDiffers	473 mm	355 mm
Package heightDiffers	495 mm	78 mm
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	330.2 mm

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