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
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	8
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
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	4	8
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	8	11
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
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
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Differs	1	2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	5
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, 25 Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel I210-AT2, Broadcom BCM57502	Intel I226-LM
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD B650 Express	Intel W790
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 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
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

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