Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-A55M-S2HP AMD A75 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

45specifications compared
23differ
22identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-A55M-S2HP AMD A75 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-A55M-S2HP AMD A75 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-A55M-S2HP AMD A75 micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-A55M-S2HP AMD A75 micro ATX:3
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-A55M-S2HP AMD A75 micro ATX:6
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-A55M-S2HP AMD A75 micro ATX:6
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-A55M-S2HP AMD A75 micro ATX:1
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-A55M-S2HP AMD A75 micro ATX:1
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-A55M-S2HP, GA-P61-S3
63 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-A55M-S2HP AMD A75 micro ATX Model GA-A55M-S2HP View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-S3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A, AMD E2	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Power fan connectorKnown 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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111F
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A75	Intel® H61
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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slots4 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	EFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers	1.0b	2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8728
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source

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