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GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0) vs MSI H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

45specifications compared
18differ
27identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):AMD
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):Socket FM2+
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):4
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):64 GB
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):SATA III
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):2048 MB
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0):6
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0), H81M-E34
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A78M-D3H (rev. 3.0)View product	B MSI H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-E34 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®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1760 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
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	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headers	1	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	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	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A78	Intel® H81
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	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	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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