Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

29specifications compared
16differ
13identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory types
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:DDR-SDRAM
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:266,333 MHz
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3 GB
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-8S648, GA-H61M-S2PV
60 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model GA-8S648 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2PV View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	533 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	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
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	266,333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	3 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	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 outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8151
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	SiS	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	5.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	5	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	2 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	295 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	209 mm	200 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton Internet Security Norton Anti-Virus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton Parental Control Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader	Norton Internet Security (OEM)
Other featuresidentical
Graphics controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8728
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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