Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

40specifications compared
18differ
22identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- GA-H61M-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- GA-H61M-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
- GA-H61M-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-H61M-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
On-board graphics card
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:No
- GA-H61M-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
- GA-H61M-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:8
- GA-H61M-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
- GA-H61M-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-870A-USB3, GA-H61M-USB3-B3
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-870A-USB3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-USB3-B3 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	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H61
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	205 mm
Other featuresidentical
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
Controller interface typeKnown for one	ITE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source

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