Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX vs GIGABYTE MW51-HP0 Intel® C422 LGA 2066 (Socket R4) SSI CEB

59specifications compared
27differ
32identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:LGA 2011-v3
- MW51-HP0 Intel® C422 LGA 2066 (Socket R4) SSI CEB:LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
Intel Xeon series
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:E5-2600
- MW51-HP0 Intel® C422 LGA 2066 (Socket R4) SSI CEB:W3500, W5500
Supported memory clock speeds
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- MW51-HP0 Intel® C422 LGA 2066 (Socket R4) SSI CEB:2400,2666 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- MW51-HP0 Intel® C422 LGA 2066 (Socket R4) SSI CEB:SATA III
RAID levels
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:0, 1, 1E, 5, 10
- MW51-HP0 Intel® C422 LGA 2066 (Socket R4) SSI CEB:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:1
- MW51-HP0 Intel® C422 LGA 2066 (Socket R4) SSI CEB:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:2
- MW51-HP0 Intel® C422 LGA 2066 (Socket R4) SSI CEB:8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX:0
- MW51-HP0 Intel® C422 LGA 2066 (Socket R4) SSI CEB:1

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Comparison of MD70-HB0, MW51-HP0
102 specifications	A GIGABYTE MD70-HB0 Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 Extended ATX Model MD70-HB0 View product	B GIGABYTE MW51-HP0 Intel® C422 LGA 2066 (Socket R4) SSI CEB Model MW51-HP0 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011-v3	LGA 2066 (Socket R4)
Intel Xeon seriesDiffers	E5-2600	W3500, W5500
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	140 W
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	2400,2666 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1E, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2400	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLI
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	8
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® X540	Intel I210
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	SSI CEB
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C612	Intel® C422
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Fan, Temperature, Voltage	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	3	7
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	0	1
Processor special featuresidentical
Integrated BMC with IPMIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI) supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditions1 differ
Operating temperature (T-T)Differs	10 - 35 °C	10 - 40 °C
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	473 mm	360 mm
Package depthDiffers	600 mm	330 mm
Package heightDiffers	495 mm	80 mm
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	330 mm	266.7 mm
Other features2 differ
DVI portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB, 64GB, 128MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsDiffers	16	8
Number of processors supportedDiffers	2	1
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 GB
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Technical detailsidentical
USB versionKnown for one	3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA

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