Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs MSI H81M-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

34specifications compared
18differ
16identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- H81M-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
- H81M-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Memory channels
- GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Quad-channel
- H81M-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- H81M-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- H81M-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- H81M-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- H81M-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:5
- H81M-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-6PXSV4, H81M-P33
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-6PXSV4 motherboard Intel® C604 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model GA-6PXSV4 View product	B MSI H81M-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-P33 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.35,1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Aspeed	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
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
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	5	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111G
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C604	Intel® H81
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ACL892	Realtek ALC887
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	RedHat EL Linux 5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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