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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MU70-SU0 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI X99A GAMING 7

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  • 35specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 21identical
  • 69known for one product only

Key differences

  • ECC сompatibility
    • ECC
    • Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
    • 2133,2200,2400,2600,3000 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • M.2, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 9
    • 10
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2

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104 specifications
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GIGABYTE

MU70-SU0 (rev. 1.0)View product
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MSI

X99A GAMING 7View product
Processoridentical
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE5-1600, E5-2600
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei7-xxx Extreme Edition
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 2011-v3 (Socket R)
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz2133,2200,2400,2600,3000 MHz
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one8
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneQuad-channel
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIIM.2, SATA III
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2400
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers910
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneNo
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Integrated SAS portsKnown for one0
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one0
Parallel connectorKnown for oneNo
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers51
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
Microphone inKnown for oneNo
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneBigfoot Killer E2205
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C612Intel® X99
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers14
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
Clear CMOS buttonDiffersNoYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 80%
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 95%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one360 mm
Package depthKnown for one330 mm
Package heightKnown for one80 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
User guideKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for one128 GB
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneNo
CF card connectorKnown for oneNo
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one12
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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