Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

31specifications compared
17differ
14identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D3V 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-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (2 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D3V 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). Processor socket: Socket 478 on the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Compatible processor series: Intel® Pentium® 4 on the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- GA-H61MA-D3V 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-H61MA-D3V 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-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
- GA-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
- GA-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
- GA-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- GA-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-8S661FXM, GA-H61MA-D3V
61 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8S661FXM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D3V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61MA-D3V 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 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 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, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
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
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	3
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 & dimensions1 differ
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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