Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H81M PRO-VD

23specifications compared
11differ
12identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H81M PRO-VD (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI H81M PRO-VD (4 vs 2). The MSI H81M PRO-VD has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 0). ECC сompatibility: ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Non-ECC on the MSI H81M PRO-VD. Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600,1866 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H81M PRO-VD.

ECC сompatibility
- GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:ECC
- H81M PRO-VD:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600,1866 MHz
- H81M PRO-VD:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- H81M PRO-VD:16 GB
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H81M PRO-VD:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H81M PRO-VD:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H81M PRO-VD:1
Component for
- GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Server
- H81M PRO-VD:Mini PC
Motherboard chipset
- GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® C222
- H81M PRO-VD:Intel® H81

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Comparison of GA-6LASH, H81M PRO-VD
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-6LASH motherboard Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-6LASH View product	B MSI H81M PRO-VD View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
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
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel I210	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	Mini PC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C222	Intel® H81
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	0	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	231 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source

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