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GIGABYTE MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX vs GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX

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  • 23differ
  • 44identical
  • 11known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 8 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX (16 vs 8). The GIGABYTE MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 800 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX (5600 MHz vs 4800 MHz). The GIGABYTE MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 2 more HDDs supported than the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX (10 vs 8). Memory channels: Octa-channel on the GIGABYTE MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX, Quad-channel on the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SlimSAS, SATA on the GIGABYTE MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX, M.2, SATA on the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
  • Memory channels
    • MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:Octa-channel
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:Quad-channel
  • Supported memory clock speed (max)
    • MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:5600 MHz
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:4800 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:M.2, SlimSAS, SATA
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:M.2, SATA
  • Number of HDDs supported
    • MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:10
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:15
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:11
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:2
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
  • Number of CPU fan connectors
    • MS33-AR0 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:2
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:1

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Comparison of MS33-AR0, MW53-HP0
78 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 4677 (Socket E)LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Xeon®Intel® Xeon®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceW-3400, W-2500, W-2400, W-3500
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Supported processor socketsLGA 4677 (Socket E)LGA 4677 (Socket E)
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR5-SDRAMDDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers168
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDiffersOcta-channelQuad-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs5600 MHz4800 MHz
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SlimSAS, SATAM.2, SATA
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers108
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers1511
RAID supportYesYes
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardYesYes
Graphics card familyASPEEDASPEED
On-board graphics card modelAspeed AST2600Aspeed AST2600
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors00
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectors00
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers28
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers21
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers54
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)22
12V power connectorYesYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers05
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports22
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Line-inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial ports quantity11
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers10 Gigabit Ethernet2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel X710-AT2Intel I226-LM
Wi-FiNoNo
Features2 differ
Component forServerServer
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel C741Intel W790
Product colourBlueBlue
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCentOS Stream 9; Debian 11.5.0; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0; Ubuntu 22.04 LTS; Windows 11 Enterprise
Expansion slots4 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsDiffers74
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers13
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers221102280
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers3.04.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2280
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)-40 - 60 °C-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)10 - 40 °C10 - 40 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)8 - 80%8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)20 - 95%20 - 95%
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers409 mm360 mm
Package depthDiffers355 mm330 mm
Package heightDiffers78 mm80 mm
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width304.8 mm304.8 mm
DepthDiffers330.2 mm244 mm

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