Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX vs GIGABYTE MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB

66specifications compared
21differ
45identical
10known 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 MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX has 8 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB (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 MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB (5600 MHz vs 4800 MHz). Supported storage drive interfaces: M.2, SATA, SlimSAS on the GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX, M.2, SlimSAS, SATA on the GIGABYTE MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB. Ethernet interface type: 10 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX, 10 Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB.

Maximum number of SMP processors
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:2
- MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB:1
Number of memory slots
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16
- MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB:8
Supported memory clock speed (max)
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:5600 MHz
- MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB:4800 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:M.2, SATA, SlimSAS
- MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB:M.2, SlimSAS, SATA
Number of HDDs supported
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:14
- MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB:8
Number of storage drives supported
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:16
- MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB:10
Number of CPU fan connectors
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:2
- MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX:4
- MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB:6

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Comparison of MS73-HB2, MW83-RP0
76 specifications	A GIGABYTE MS73-HB2 Intel C741 LGA 4677 (Socket E) Extended ATX Model MS73-HB2 View product	B GIGABYTE MW83-RP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) CEB Model MW83-RP0 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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	16	8
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	5600 MHz	4800 MHz
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA, SlimSAS	M.2, SlimSAS, SATA
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	14	8
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	16	10
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	3
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	10 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I210-AT, Broadcom BCM57416	Intel X710-AT2
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	CEB
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsDiffers	6	5
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
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	266.7 mm

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