Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI Z97A GAMING 6

34specifications compared
14differ
20identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):LGA 2011-v3
- Z97A GAMING 6:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):DDR4-SDRAM
- Z97A GAMING 6:DDR3-SDRAM
ECC сompatibility
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):ECC
- Z97A GAMING 6:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):SATA III
- Z97A GAMING 6:M.2, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):0
- Z97A GAMING 6:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):10
- Z97A GAMING 6:6
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):0
- Z97A GAMING 6:1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0):3
- Z97A GAMING 6:1

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Comparison of MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0), Z97A GAMING 6
79 specifications	A GIGABYTE MD30-RS0 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI Z97A GAMING 6 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011-v3	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i3-5xxx, i5-4xxx, i5-5xxx, i7-4xxx, i7-5xxx
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-1600, E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000,3100,3200,3300 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.2 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	10	6
Number of SATA II connectors	0	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel I210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C612	Intel® Z97
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	0	3
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	254 mm	244 mm
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	360 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	330 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	64GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	32GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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