Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

50specifications compared
30differ
20identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 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-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:32 GB
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:SATA III
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:6
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-A75M-S2V, GA-P61-S3
64 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-A75M-S2V motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model GA-A75M-S2V View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-S3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM1	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A, AMD E2	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2400 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111F
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A75	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC889	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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	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
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	1.0b	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	190 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton Internet Security OEM	Norton Internet Security
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	iTE IT8720	iTE IT8728

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