Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX vs MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

37specifications compared
9differ
28identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (1 vs 0). The MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX has 1 more eSATA ports quantity than the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (1 vs 0). Compatible processor series: Not supported on the GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:1066,1333 MHz
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:1
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:2
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:1
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0
Motherboard chipset
- GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:Intel® NM70 Express
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Intel® H61
BIOS type
- GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX:UEFI AMI
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:UEFI

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Comparison of GA-C847N, H61I-E35/W8
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-C847N motherboard Intel® NM70 Express mini ITX Model GA-C847N View product	B MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model H61I-E35/W8 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Not supported	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor modelKnown for one	847	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® NM70 Express	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows XP/7/8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security Intel Smart Connect Technology	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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