Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX vs MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II

51specifications compared
38differ
13identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX has 4 more memory slots than the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II (8 vs 4). The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has 3,600 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX (8400 MHz vs 4800 MHz). The GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX has 4 more HDDs supported than the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II (8 vs 4). Only the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX has on-board graphics card. Only the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has Wi-Fi.

Processor manufacturer
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:Intel
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:AMD
Processor socket
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:Socket AM5
Supported processor sockets
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:Socket AM5
Number of memory slots
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:4
Memory channels
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:Quad-channel
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:4800 MHz
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:8400 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:M.2, SATA
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:M.2, Micro SATA III
Number of HDDs supported
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:4

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Comparison of MW53-HP0, MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II
102 specifications	A GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX Model MW53-HP0 View product	B MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II View product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 4677 (Socket E)	Socket AM5
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Xeon®	AMD Ryzen 7000 Series, AMD Ryzen 8000 Series, AMD Ryzen 9000 Series
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	W-3400, W-2500, W-2400, W-3500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsDiffers	LGA 4677 (Socket E)	Socket AM5
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR5-SDRAM	DDR5-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	4800 MHz	8400 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4800,5600,8400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
Storage controllers4 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA	M.2, Micro SATA III
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	8	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	11	8
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	ASPEED	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O6 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	0	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	0
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of CPU fan connectorsDiffers	1	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EPS power connectors (8-pin)Known for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of water pump connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
RGB LED pin headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of RGB LED pin headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantity	0	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	5	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Line-inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	5 Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel I226-LM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n), Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax), Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.4
Features4 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel W790	AMD B850
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Black
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	CentOS Stream 9; Debian 11.5.0; Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.0; Ubuntu 22.04 LTS; Windows 11 Enterprise	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC4080
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 11 x64
Expansion slots5 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsDiffers	4	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	3	4
1st M.2 largest key sizeDiffers	2280	22110
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	4.0	5.0
2nd M.2 largest key size	2280	2280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	4.0	5.0
3rd M.2 largest key size	2280	2280
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generation	4.0	4.0
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
4th M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2280
4th M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	8 - 80%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 95%	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging dataidentical
Package widthKnown for one	360 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	330 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	80 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	243.8 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	304.8 mm
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.5
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.7
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0

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