Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

44specifications compared
19differ
25identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (4 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX. Processor socket: BGA 413 (Socket FT1) on the GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:AMD
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:BGA 413 (Socket FT1)
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Memory slots type
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:DIMM
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:16 GB
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:8 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:SATA
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II
Graphics card family
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:AMD
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Intel
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX:2
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:4

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Comparison of GA-E240N-LA, GA-H61TN
70 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-E240N-LA motherboard AMD A45 FCH BGA 413 (Socket FT1) mini ITX Model GA-E240N-LA View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model GA-H61TN View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 413 (Socket FT1)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD E	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 W
Processor modelKnown for one	E-240	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 6310	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	3
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A45 FCH	Intel® H61
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
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 slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	1.0b	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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