Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

51specifications compared
16differ
35identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0) (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0), SATA II on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0), Fast Ethernet on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0):SATA II, SATA III
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0):1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0):2
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0):1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0):5
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0):1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0):2
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0):4
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0), H61M-P20/W8
87 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B75M-HD3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20/W8 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8105E
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B75	Intel® H61
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 8/7/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Small Business Advantage	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel B75	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	3	2
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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