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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX vs MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 28differ
  • 13identical
  • 56known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 3,996 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX (4000 vs 4). The GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX has 800 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E (5600 MHz vs 4800 MHz). The GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX has 6 more storage drives supported than the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E (8 vs 2). Only the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has Wi-Fi. Processor socket: Socket AM5 on the GIGABYTE MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX, Socket AM4 on the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E.

  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM5
    • Socket AM4
  • Supported processor sockets
    • Socket AM5
    • Socket AM4
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR5-SDRAM
    • DDR4-SDRAM
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 4000
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC & Non-ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speed (max)
    • 5600 MHz
    • 4800 MHz
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • 8
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 4000

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97 specifications
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GIGABYTE

MC13-LE3 AMD B650 Express Socket AM5 micro ATX

Model MC13-LE3

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MSI

B550 GAMING WIFI6EView product
Processor3 differ
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM5Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD EPYC 4004, AMD EPYC™ 4005 Series, AMD Ryzen 7000 Series, AMD Ryzen 9000 SeriesAMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series
Supported processor socketsDiffersSocket AM5Socket AM4
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR5-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers44000
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs5600 MHz4800 MHz
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4533,4600,4733,4800,4866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATAM.2, PCI Express 4.0, PCI Express 3.0, SATA
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers82
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneASPEED
Graphics cardKnown for oneAST2600
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers14000
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers06
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one5
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one1
12V power connectorKnown for oneYes
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers08
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one1.2
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit Ethernet, 25 Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I210-AT2, Broadcom BCM57502Realtek 8111H
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one5.3
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorKnown for onemicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD B650 ExpressAMD B550
Product colourKnown for oneBlue
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneEPYC 4005/4004 Series: Ubuntu 22.04; Ubuntu 24.04; Windows Server 2022; Windows Server 2025; Ryzen 9000/7000 Series: Windows 10 21H2; Windows 11
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC897
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers12
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers5.04.0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one1
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one3.0
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 95%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one600 mm
Package depthKnown for one473 mm
Package heightKnown for one495 mm
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mm
DepthKnown for one244 mm
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one6.0
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one2.8

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