Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

45specifications compared
10differ
35identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Motherboard chipset
- GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel B75
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H81

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Comparison of GA-B75M-D2P, GA-H81M-S2H
64 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D2P motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-B75M-D2P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S2H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B75	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
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 8, Windows 8.1	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 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8 P
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	226 mm	226 mm
Depth	174 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source

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