Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX

65specifications compared
30differ
35identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:AMD
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:Socket AM5
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Supported processor sockets
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:Socket AM5
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Number of memory slots
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:4
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16
Memory channels
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:Dual-channel
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:Octa-channel
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:M.2, SATA
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:M.2, SATA, SlimSAS
Number of HDDs supported
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:4
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:14
Number of storage drives supported
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:8
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16

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Comparison of MC13-LE3, MS73-HB2
72 specifications	A GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX Model MC13-LE3 View product	B GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX Model MS73-HB2 View product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM5	LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD EPYC 4004, AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series, AMD Ryzen 7000 Series, AMD Ryzen 9000 Series	Intel® Xeon®
Supported processor socketsDiffers	Socket AM5	LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	16
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Octa-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers4 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA	M.2, SATA, SlimSAS
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	4	14
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	8	16
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
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/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Differs	1	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	4
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, 25 Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel I210-AT2, Broadcom BCM57502	Intel® I210-AT, Broadcom BCM57416
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B650 Express	Intel C741
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 slots4 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	6
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	2
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2280	22110
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	5.0	4.0
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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