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GIGABYTE MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3 vs MSI H170M PRO-VDH D3

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 11identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3:LGA 2011-v3
    • H170M PRO-VDH D3:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Supported memory types
    • MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3:DDR4-SDRAM
    • H170M PRO-VDH D3:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
  • ECC сompatibility
    • MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3:ECC
    • H170M PRO-VDH D3:Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3:1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
    • H170M PRO-VDH D3:1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3:1
    • H170M PRO-VDH D3:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3:2
    • H170M PRO-VDH D3:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3:10
    • H170M PRO-VDH D3:6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • MD70-HB2 motherboard Intel® C612 LGA 2011-v3:5
    • H170M PRO-VDH D3:2

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Comparison of MD70-HB2, H170M PRO-VDH D3
86 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011-v3LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5-2600Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one22, 20, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR4-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channelUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one1.2 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source12.0
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one512 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2400Unknown — not stated by the source
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 oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers106
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers52
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headers11
TPM connectorYesYes
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one12Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers31
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I350Realtek RTL8111H
Wi-FiNoNo
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcemicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C612Intel® H170
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm235 mm
DepthDiffers330 mm228 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one409 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one355 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one78 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one32GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one16Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
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 cablesUnknown — not stated by the source

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