Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z590 UD (rev. 1.0) vs MSI B560M-A PRO

57specifications compared
19differ
38identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- Z590 UD (rev. 1.0):4
- B560M-A PRO:2
Maximum internal memory
- Z590 UD (rev. 1.0):128 GB
- B560M-A PRO:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z590 UD (rev. 1.0):M.2, SATA III
- B560M-A PRO:M.2, SATA
Number of storage drives supported
- Z590 UD (rev. 1.0):3
- B560M-A PRO:7
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z590 UD (rev. 1.0):2
- B560M-A PRO:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z590 UD (rev. 1.0):5
- B560M-A PRO:6
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z590 UD (rev. 1.0):2
- B560M-A PRO:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Z590 UD (rev. 1.0):0
- B560M-A PRO:1

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Comparison of Z590 UD (rev. 1.0), B560M-A PRO
95 specifications	A GIGABYTE Z590 UD (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI B560M-A PRO View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i9, Intel® Pentium®
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1200 (Socket H5)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 MHz	2133,2666,2933,3200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	128 GB	64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB, 16GB, 32GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	M.2, SATA
Number of HDDs supportedKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of storage drives supportedDiffers	3	7
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt headersKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
RGB LED pin headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Total number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0b
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8125B
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z590	Intel B560
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, LED, Temperature, Voltage	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of mounting holesDiffers	9	6
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC897
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 4.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of M.2 (M) slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS2 differ
ACPI versionDiffers	5.0	6.2
Desktop Management Interface (DMI) versionKnown for one	2.7	Unknown — not stated by the source
System Management BIOS (SMBIOS) versionDiffers	2.7	3.0
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
HeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	60 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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	84733020
Other featuresidentical
WeightKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	776 g

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