Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX vs MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II

33specifications compared
26differ
7identical
58known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX has 20 more memory slots than the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II (24 vs 4). The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has 4 more storage drives supported than the GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX (8 vs 4). The MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has 4 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX (4 vs 0). Only the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II has Wi-Fi. Processor socket: Socket SP5 on the GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX, Socket AM5 on the MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II.

Processor socket
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:Socket SP5
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:Socket AM5
Number of memory slots
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:24
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:4800 MHz
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:4800,5600,8400 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:M.2, SlimSAS
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:M.2, Micro SATA III
Number of storage drives supported
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:4
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:8
USB 2.0 connectors
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:0
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:1
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectors
- MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX:0
- MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II:1

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Comparison of MZ73-LM2, MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II
91 specifications	A GIGABYTE MZ73-LM2 Socket SP5 Extended ATX Model MZ73-LM2 View product	B MSI MAG B850 TOMAHAWK MAX WIFI II View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket SP5	Socket AM5
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD EPYC 9004, AMD EPYC 9005	AMD Ryzen 7000 Series, AMD Ryzen 8000 Series, AMD Ryzen 9000 Series
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket AM5
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	24	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	4800 MHz	4800,5600,8400 MHz
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 GB
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SlimSAS	M.2, Micro SATA III
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	4	8
RAID supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
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	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA 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 CPU fan connectorsDiffers	2	6
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
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
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	3
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	5 Gigabit Ethernet
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
LAN controllerKnown for one	Broadcom BCM57416	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	Extended ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD B850
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
Product colourDiffers	Blue	Black
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 11 x64
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 5.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
1st M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	22110
1st M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
2nd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2280
2nd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.0
3rd M.2 largest key sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2280
3rd M.2 highest PCI Express generationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
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
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	243.8 mm
DepthDiffers	335.2 mm	304.8 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 40 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 60 °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	409 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package depthKnown for one	355 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Package heightKnown for one	78 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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