Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MD61-SC2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Extended ATX vs GIGABYTE MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX

72specifications compared
18differ
54identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- MD61-SC2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Extended ATX:LGA 3647 (Socket P)
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:LGA 2011-v3
Memory channels
- MD61-SC2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Extended ATX:Hexa-channel
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- MD61-SC2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Extended ATX:2133,2400,2666 MHz
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
RAID levels
- MD61-SC2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Extended ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:0, 1, 1E, 5, 10
On-board graphics card model
- MD61-SC2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Extended ATX:Aspeed AST2500
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:Aspeed AST2400
USB 2.0 connectors
- MD61-SC2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Extended ATX:0
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- MD61-SC2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Extended ATX:2
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:10
Integrated SAS ports
- MD61-SC2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Extended ATX:5
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:2

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Comparison of MD61-SC2, MD70-HB0
89 specifications	A GIGABYTE MD61-SC2 Intel® C621 LGA 3647 (Socket P) Extended ATX Model MD61-SC2 View product	B GIGABYTE MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX Model MD70-HB0 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 3647 (Socket P)	LGA 2011-v3
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E5-2600
Memory2 differ
Memory channelsDiffers	Hexa-channel	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666 MHz	1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 1E, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card modelDiffers	Aspeed AST2500	Aspeed AST2400
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	10
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Integrated SAS portsDiffers	5	2
Serial port headersDiffers	0	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	3
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® X540
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C621	Intel® C612
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	0	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	4	3
Processor special featuresidentical
Integrated BMC with IPMIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM) versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 40 °C	10 - 35 °C
Other features4 differ
DVI portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Supported DIMM module capacitiesDiffers	1GB, 2GB, 3GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128MB
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666 MHz	1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Supported RDIMM clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666 MHz	1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Supported RDIMM module capacityDiffers	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thermal Design Power (TDP)Known for one	205 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Technical detailsidentical
Compliance certificatesKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source

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