Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX

66specifications compared
29differ
37identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:AMD
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:Socket AM5
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Supported processor sockets
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:Socket AM5
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Number of memory slots
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:4
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
Memory channels
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:Dual-channel
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:5600 MHz
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:4800 MHz
Number of HDDs supported
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:4
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
Number of storage drives supported
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:8
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:11

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Comparison of MC13-LE3, MW53-HP0
82 specifications	A GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX Model MC13-LE3 View product	B GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX Model MW53-HP0 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®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	W-3400, W-2500, W-2400, W-3500
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Supported processor socketsDiffers	Socket AM5	LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR5-SDRAM	DDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	8
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	5600 MHz	4800 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfaces	M.2, SATA	M.2, SATA
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	4	8
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	8	11
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card family	ASPEED	ASPEED
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Aspeed AST2600
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
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Front panel connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of CPU fan connectors	1	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	4
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Differs	1	2
12V power connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	5
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	2	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, 25 Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel I210-AT2, Broadcom BCM57502	Intel I226-LM
Wi-Fi	No	No
Features4 differ
Component for	Server	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B650 Express	Intel W790
Product colour	Blue	Blue
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	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	CentOS Stream 9; Debian 11.5.0; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0; Ubuntu 22.04 LTS; Windows 11 Enterprise
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsDiffers	1	4
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	3
1st M.2 largest key size	2280	2280
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	5.0	4.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2280
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
PCI Express x4 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 40 °C	10 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 80%	8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 95%	20 - 95%
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	600 mm	360 mm
Package depthDiffers	473 mm	330 mm
Package heightDiffers	495 mm	80 mm
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	304.8 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm

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