Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

44specifications compared
18differ
26identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA II
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-F2A58M-DS2H, GA-H81M-S2H
65 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A58M-DS2H motherboard AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model GA-F2A58M-DS2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2H motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S2H View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	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
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	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 headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	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 quantity	1	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 familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A58	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 supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	5.0	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	226 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	182 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
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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