Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

33specifications compared
15differ
18identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 14 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (16 GB vs 2 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (4 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX has 2 more parallel ATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Only the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: Socket 478 on the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory types
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:DDR-SDRAM
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:266,333,400 MHz
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
On-board graphics card
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Yes
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-8S661FXM, GA-H61M-S1
63 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8S661FXM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S1 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	Socket 478	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	533,800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
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	266,333,400 MHz	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	0
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111F
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	SiS	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H61
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	EFI AMI
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	2 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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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