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GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX vs MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E

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  • 28differ
  • 15identical
  • 60known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 3,992 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX (4000 vs 8). The GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX has 9 more storage drives supported than the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E (11 vs 2). The MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has 4,000 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX (4000 vs 0). Only the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E has Wi-Fi. Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX, AMD on the MSI B550 GAMING WIFI6E.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:Intel
    • B550 GAMING WIFI6E:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
    • B550 GAMING WIFI6E:Socket AM4
  • Supported processor sockets
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
    • B550 GAMING WIFI6E:Socket AM4
  • Supported memory types
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:DDR5-SDRAM
    • B550 GAMING WIFI6E:DDR4-SDRAM
  • Number of memory slots
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
    • B550 GAMING WIFI6E:4000
  • Memory channels
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:Quad-channel
    • B550 GAMING WIFI6E:Dual-channel
  • Number of storage drives supported
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:11
    • B550 GAMING WIFI6E:2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:0
    • B550 GAMING WIFI6E:4000

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103 specifications
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 4677 (Socket E)Socket AM4
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Xeon®AMD Ryzen 5000 Series, AMD Ryzen 3000 Series, AMD Ryzen 4000 Series
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneW-3400, W-2500, W-2400, W-3500Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsDiffersLGA 4677 (Socket E)Socket AM4
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR5-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers84000
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)4800 MHz4800 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2667,2800,2933,3000,3066,3200,3466,3600,3733,3866,4000,4133,4266,4400,4533,4600,4733,4800,4866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive typesHDD & SSDHDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersM.2, SATAM.2, PCI Express 4.0, PCI Express 3.0, SATA
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one8Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers112
RAID supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneASPEEDUnknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneAspeed AST2600Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers04000
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers06
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers86
Front panel connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of CPU fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorYesYes
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
RGB LED pin headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers08
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity00
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 quantityDiffers51
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers01
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DisplayPort versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.2
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers2.5 Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel I226-LMRealtek 8111H
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5.3
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersServerPC
Motherboard form factorKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel W790AMD B550
Product colourKnown for oneBlueUnknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneCentOS Stream 9; Debian 11.5.0; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0; Ubuntu 22.04 LTS; Windows 11 EnterpriseUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC897
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers32
1st M.2 largest key size22802280
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generation4.04.0
2nd M.2 largest key size22802280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers4.03.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one2280Unknown — not stated by the source
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one4.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one-40 - 60 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one10 - 40 °CUnknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one8 - 80%Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one20 - 95%Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one360 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one330 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one80 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one304.8 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6.0
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.8

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