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GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX vs MSI PRO B860M-E

46specifications compared
35differ
11identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX has 6 more memory slots than the MSI PRO B860M-E (8 vs 2). The MSI PRO B860M-E has 4,266 MHz more supported memory clock speed (max) than the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX (9066 MHz vs 4800 MHz). The GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX has 4 more HDDs supported than the MSI PRO B860M-E (8 vs 4). Only the GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX has on-board graphics card. Only the MSI PRO B860M-E has Wi-Fi.

Processor socket
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
- PRO B860M-E:LGA 1851 (Socket V1)
Compatible processor series
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:Intel® Xeon®
- PRO B860M-E:Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
Supported processor sockets
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:LGA 4677 (Socket E)
- PRO B860M-E:LGA 1851
Number of memory slots
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
- PRO B860M-E:2
Memory channels
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:Quad-channel
- PRO B860M-E:Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:4800 MHz
- PRO B860M-E:9066 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:M.2, SATA
- PRO B860M-E:M.2, Micro SATA III
Number of HDDs supported
- MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX:8
- PRO B860M-E:4

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Comparison of MW53-HP0, PRO B860M-E
99 specifications	A GIGABYTE MW53-HP0 Intel W790 LGA 4677 (Socket E) ATX Model MW53-HP0 View product	B MSI PRO B860M-E View product
Processor3 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 4677 (Socket E)	LGA 1851 (Socket V1)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Xeon®	Intel Core Ultra (Series 2)
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)	LGA 1851
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	2
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speed (max)Differs	4800 MHz	9066 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	9066,6400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 GB
Storage controllers3 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA	M.2, Micro SATA III
Number of HDDs supportedDiffers	8	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	11	6
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
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/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	0	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
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 ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	0	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	5	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
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 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
Features5 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel W790	Intel B860
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 ALC897
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 slots3 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsDiffers	4	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	3	2
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationDiffers	4.0	5.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	2280	Unknown — not stated by the source
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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	220 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	243.8 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

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