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GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX vs MSI H61M-G35 (G3)

34specifications compared
16differ
18identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 14 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (16 GB vs 2 GB). The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (3 vs 2). 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 MSI H61M-G35 (G3).

Processor socket
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
- H61M-G35 (G3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory types
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:DDR-SDRAM
- H61M-G35 (G3):DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:266,333,400 MHz
- H61M-G35 (G3):1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
- H61M-G35 (G3):16 GB
On-board graphics card
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Yes
- H61M-G35 (G3):No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):3
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:0
- H61M-G35 (G3):4

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Comparison of GA-8S661FXM, H61M-G35 (G3)
63 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8S661FXM motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8S661FXM View product	B MSI H61M-G35 (G3)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	533,800 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	266,333,400 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
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 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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM 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 ports2 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) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Fast Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro 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
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
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 & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 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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