Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0) vs MSI H510M PRO-E

40specifications compared
21differ
19identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):4
- H510M PRO-E:2
ECC сompatibility
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):ECC & Non-ECC
- H510M PRO-E:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):128 GB
- H510M PRO-E:64 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):2
- H510M PRO-E:1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):2
- H510M PRO-E:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):6
- H510M PRO-E:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):2
- H510M PRO-E:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0):5
- H510M PRO-E:4

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Comparison of Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0), H510M PRO-E
74 specifications	A GIGABYTE Z590 GAMING X (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI H510M PRO-E View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®, Intel® Pentium® Gold
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory4 differ
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133,2400,2666,2800,2933,3000,3200,3300,3333,3400,3466,3600,3666,3733,3800,3866,4000,4133,4266,4300,4400,4500,4600,4700,4800,4933,5000,5133,5333,5400 MHz	2133,2666,2933,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive types	HDD & SSD	HDD & SSD
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, NVMe 3.0, PCI Express 4.0, SATA III	Micro SATA
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
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Crossfire	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
RGB LED pin headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
12V power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	5	4
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	1	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
USB connector typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	USB Type-A
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi	No	No
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z590	Intel H510
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for one	ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC897
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 10 x64
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	256 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	236 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	202 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM version) Realtek 8125 Gaming LAN Bandwidth Control Utility	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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