Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD vs MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

43specifications compared
15differ
28identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD, Intel on the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:AMD
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:Socket AM3+
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:6
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:1
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:4
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:0
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD:1
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3

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Comparison of GA-78LMT-S2PT, H61M-P20
85 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2PT motherboard AMD Model GA-78LMT-S2PT View product	B MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8105E
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB710	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	206 mm	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H61 (B3)
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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