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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX vs MSI 970A Gaming Pro Carbon

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 12identical
  • 61known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2011-v3
    • Socket AM3+
  • Compatible processor series
    • Intel® Xeon®
    • AMD FX™, AMD Phenom
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR4-SDRAM
    • DDR3-SDRAM
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 128 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
    • SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 0
    • 3

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96 specifications
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GIGABYTE

MD60-SC1 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX

Model MD60-SC1

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MSI

970A Gaming Pro CarbonView product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Xeon®AMD FX™, AMD Phenom
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5-2600
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.2 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers128 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSerial Attached SCSI (SAS)SATA III
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2400
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers03
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one5
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one8
Parallel connectorKnown for oneNo
Serial port headers11
TPM connectorYesYes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers08
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers60
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
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) portsDiffers31
PS/2 ports quantity11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I350-AM2Intel® I211-AT
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C612AMD 970
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneAMD
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers02
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsDiffers01
PCI-X slotsKnown for one0
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 95%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one409 mm
Package depthKnown for one355 mm
Package heightKnown for one78 mm
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one84733020
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers330 mm243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
User guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
DVI portKnown for oneNo
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one32GB
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for one64 GB
Disk on Module (DOM) power connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one16
Number of processors supportedKnown for one2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one0
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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