Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

53specifications compared
24differ
29identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Graphics card family
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:8
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-F2A88XM-D3H, GA-H61M-S2P
106 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-D3H motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model GA-F2A88XM-D3H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2P View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8151
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A88X	Intel® H61
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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64	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
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio Modem Rise (AMR) slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CF card connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CNR slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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