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GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x vs GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX

61specifications compared
26differ
35identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 1 more maximum SMP processors than the GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 4 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x (16 vs 12). The GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x has 800 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX (6400 MHz vs 5600 MHz). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x, Intel on the GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX. Processor socket: Socket SP6 on the GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x, LGA 4677 (Socket E) on the GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:AMD
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:Socket SP6
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Maximum number of SMP processors
- ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:1
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:2
Supported processor sockets
- ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:SP6
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Number of memory slots
- ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:12
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16
Memory channels
- ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:Hexa-channel
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:Octa-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)
- ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:6400 MHz
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:5600 MHz
Number of HDDs supported
- ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x:12
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:14

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Comparison of ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x, MS73-HB2
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE ME03-CE0 Rev. 1.x View product	B GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX Model MS73-HB2 View product
Processor5 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket SP6	LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD EPYC 8005 Series, AMD EPYC 8004	Intel® Xeon®
Maximum number of SMP processorsDiffers	1	2
Supported processor socketsDiffers	SP6	LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR5-SDRAM	DDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	12	16
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Hexa-channel	Octa-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	6400 MHz	5600 MHz
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, PCI Express 3.0, MCIO 4i	M.2, SATA, SlimSAS
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	12	14
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	13	16
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASPEED
On-board graphics card model	Aspeed AST2600	Aspeed AST2600
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Front panel connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	4
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)	2	2
12V power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	10 Gigabit Ethernet	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM57416	Intel® I210-AT, Broadcom BCM57416
Wi-Fi	No	No
Features3 differ
Component for	Server	Server
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Extended ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD SoC	Intel C741
Product colour	Blue	Blue
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsDiffers	3	6
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	1	2
1st M.2 largest key size	22110	22110
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	3.0	4.0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)	-40 - 60 °C	-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 40 °C	10 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	8 - 80%	8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 95%	20 - 95%
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	360 mm	409 mm
Package depthDiffers	330 mm	355 mm
Package heightDiffers	80 mm	78 mm
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	304.8 mm	304.8 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	330.2 mm

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