Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX

45specifications compared
18differ
27identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX has 20 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX (24 vs 4). The GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX has 4 more storage drives supported than the GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX (8 vs 4). The GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX (1 vs 0). Processor socket: Socket AM5 on the GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX, Socket SP5 on the GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA on the GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX, M.2, SlimSAS on the GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX.

Processor socket
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:Socket AM5
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:Socket SP5
Number of memory slots
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:4
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:24
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:M.2, SATA
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:M.2, SlimSAS
Number of storage drives supported
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:8
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:1
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:0
Number of CPU fan connectors
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:1
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:2
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:1
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX:micro ATX
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:Extended ATX

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Comparison of MC13-LE3, MZ73-LM2
74 specifications	A GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX Model MC13-LE3 View product	B GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX Model MZ73-LM2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM5	Socket SP5
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD EPYC 4004, AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series, AMD Ryzen 7000 Series, AMD Ryzen 9000 Series	AMD EPYC 9004, AMD EPYC 9005
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Socket AM5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	24
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one	5600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800 MHz
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	HDD & SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA	M.2, SlimSAS
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	8	4
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
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	ASPEED	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/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Differs	1	2
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet, 25 Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel I210-AT2, Broadcom BCM57502	Broadcom BCM57416
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD B650 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
1st M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	2280	Unknown — not stated by the source
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Operational conditions2 differ
Storage temperature (T-T)Differs	-40 - 60 °C	10 - 40 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 40 °C	-40 - 60 °C
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	335.2 mm

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