Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

43specifications compared
23differ
20identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):AMD
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):Socket AM3
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):4
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):1066,1333,1866 MHz
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):SATA II, SATA III
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):2
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):6
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):2
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0), GA-P61-S3
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-S3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Athlon II	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1866 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111F
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 870 (RX881)	Intel® H61
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
PCI slots	3	3
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	1.0b	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	230 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8728
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source

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