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GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX vs GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX

67specifications compared
23differ
44identical
11known 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 MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 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 MS73-HB2 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). Memory channels: Octa-channel on the GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 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, SATA, SlimSAS on the GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX, M.2, SATA on the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX.

Maximum number of SMP processors
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:2
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:1
Number of memory slots
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
Memory channels
- MS73-HB2 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)
- MS73-HB2 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
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:M.2, SATA, SlimSAS
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:M.2, SATA
Number of HDDs supported
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:14
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
Number of storage drives supported
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:11
Number of SATA connectors
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:2
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8

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Comparison of MS73-HB2, MW53-HP0
78 specifications	A GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX Model MS73-HB2 View product	B GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX Model MW53-HP0 View product
Processor1 differ
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	W-3400, W-2500, W-2400, W-3500
Maximum number of SMP processorsDiffers	2	1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	16	8
Memory channelsDiffers	Octa-channel	Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	5600 MHz	4800 MHz
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA, SlimSAS	M.2, SATA
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	14	8
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	16	11
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	5
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Line-inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I210-AT, Broadcom BCM57416	Intel I226-LM
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel C741	Intel W790
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CentOS Stream 9; Debian 11.5.0; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0; Ubuntu 22.04 LTS; Windows 11 Enterprise
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsDiffers	6	4
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	2	3
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	22110	2280
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2280
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Packaging data3 differ
Package widthDiffers	409 mm	360 mm
Package depthDiffers	355 mm	330 mm
Package heightDiffers	78 mm	80 mm
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	330.2 mm	244 mm

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