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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MW21-SE0 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3X

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  • 24specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 11identical
  • 68known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • M.2, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • LAN controller
    • Intel I210
    • Intel® I219-V
  • Component for
    • Server
    • PC

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92 specifications
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GIGABYTE

MW21-SE0 (rev. 1.0)View product
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MSI

Z170A KRAIT GAMING 3XView product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneE3-1200
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory voltageKnown for one1.2 V
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one1866,2133 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIIM.2, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one12.0
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST1400
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
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 quantityKnown for one1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I210Intel® I219-V
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C232Intel® Z170
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers13
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Conflict-FreeKnown for oneYes
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel ME Firmware VersionKnown for one11
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel Rapid Storage Technology enterpriseKnown for oneNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneNo
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-d
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm235 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneNo
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one16GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Operational conditionsidentical
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 80%
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one321 mm
Package depthKnown for one308.5 mm
Package heightKnown for one78.5 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA

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