Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

47specifications compared
22differ
25identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
On-board graphics card
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:7
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of G1.Sniper2, GA-H61M-S2H
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE G1.Sniper2 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model G1.Sniper2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2H View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	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	7	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Bigfoot Killer E2100	Atheros AR8151
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	Creative CA20K2	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	264 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security, Intel Smart Response, LucidLogix Virtu	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 6Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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