Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4

30specifications compared
12differ
18identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0):PCI Express 4.0
- MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4:M.2, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0):2
- MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0):1
- MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0):4
- MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0):3
- MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4:2
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0):0
- MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4:3
HDMI version
- Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0):2.0
- MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4:2.1
DisplayPorts quantity
- Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0):2
- MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4:1

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Comparison of Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0), MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4
81 specifications	A GIGABYTE Z690M DS3H DDR4 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI MAG Z690 TOMAHAWK WIFI DDR4 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1700	LGA 1700
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® Gold	Intel® Core™ i9
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	128 GB	128 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	32GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speed (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5200 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive typesKnown for one	SSD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	PCI Express 4.0	M.2, SATA III
RAID support	Yes	Yes
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2304 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Crossfire
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
12V power connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown 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	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	3
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionDiffers	2.0	2.1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2x2 Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPort versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet	2.5 Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel I225-V
Top Wi-Fi standardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel Z690	Intel Z690
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Fan, Temperature, Voltage	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 10	Windows 10 x64, Windows 11 x64
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC4080
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI 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
Logistics dataidentical
Harmonized System (HS) codeKnown for one	84733020	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for one	70 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
WeightKnown for one	1 kg	Unknown — not stated by the source

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