Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI X99A SLI PLUS

29specifications compared
17differ
12identical
46known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):ECC
- X99A SLI PLUS:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):SATA III
- X99A SLI PLUS:M.2, SATA III
RAID levels
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 1E, 5, 10
- X99A SLI PLUS:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):0
- X99A SLI PLUS:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):1
- X99A SLI PLUS:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):0
- X99A SLI PLUS:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):2
- X99A SLI PLUS:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0):3
- X99A SLI PLUS:1

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Comparison of MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0), X99A SLI PLUS
75 specifications	A GIGABYTE MD80-TM0 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI X99A SLI PLUS View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i7-xxx Extreme Edition
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 2011-v3 (Socket R)
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.2 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 1E, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2400	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	3	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I218
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C612	Intel® X99
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	330 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for one	128 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	24	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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