Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX vs MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E

42specifications compared
28differ
14identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 3,988 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX (4000 vs 12). The GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX has 1,600 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E (6400 MHz vs 4800 MHz). The GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX has 16 more storage drives supported than the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E (18 vs 2). Only the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has Wi-Fi. Processor socket: Socket SP6 on the GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX, Socket AM4 on the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E.

Processor socket
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:Socket SP6
- B550 GAMING WIFI6E:Socket AM4
Supported processor sockets
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:SP6
- B550 GAMING WIFI6E:Socket AM4
Supported memory types
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:DDR5-SDRAM
- B550 GAMING WIFI6E:DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:12
- B550 GAMING WIFI6E:4000
Memory channels
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:Hexa-channel
- B550 GAMING WIFI6E:Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:6400 MHz
- B550 GAMING WIFI6E:4800 MHz
Number of storage drives supported
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:18
- B550 GAMING WIFI6E:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX:1
- B550 GAMING WIFI6E:4000

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Comparison of ME33-AR0, B550 GAMING WIFI6E
92 specifications	A GIGABYTE ME33-AR0 AMD SoC Socket SP6 Extended ATX Model ME33-AR0 View product	B MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturer	AMD	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	Socket SP6	Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD EPYC 8004, AMD EPYC 8005 Series	AMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series
Supported processor socketsDiffers	SP6	Socket AM4
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR5-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	12	4000
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Hexa-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4533,4600,4733,4800,4866 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	6400 MHz	4800 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
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2	M.2, PCI Express 4.0, PCI Express 3.0, SATA
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	18	2
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	4000
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
RGB LED pin headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.2
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Broadcom BCM5720	Realtek 8111H
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.3
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard chipset family	AMD	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD SoC	AMD B550
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC897
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Extended ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Product colourKnown for one	Blue	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots4 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slots	1	1
Number of M.2 (M) slots	2	2
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	22110	2280
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	5.0	4.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	22110	2280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	5.0	3.0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.0
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.8
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	ASPEED	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	409 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	355 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	78 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	304.8 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	330.2 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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