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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 vs MSI B85M PRO-VD

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 10identical
  • 58known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2011-v3
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported memory types
    • DDR4-SDRAM
    • DDR3-SDRAM
  • Memory channels
    • Quad-channel
    • Dual-channel
  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1

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87 specifications
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GIGABYTE

MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3

Model MD70-HB2

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MSI

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Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5-2600
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one22, 20, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory voltageKnown for one1.2 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1200 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2400
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers104
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers51
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one12
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers31
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I350
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorKnown for onemicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C612Intel® B85
Audio output channelsKnown for one5.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm231 mm
DepthDiffers330 mm173 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one409 mm
Package depthKnown for one355 mm
Package heightKnown for one78 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
User guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one32GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one16
Number of processors supportedKnown for one2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one6
Packaging contentKnown for one1 x MD70-HB2 1 x Driver CD 1 x User manual 1 x I/O shield 2 x SATA III 6Gb/s cables

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