Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

61specifications compared
26differ
35identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H61M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-H61M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- GA-H61M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
- GA-H61M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H61M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2048 MB
- GA-H61M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1000 MB
Graphics card family
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H61M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
- GA-H61M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-F2A88XM-DS2, GA-H61M-S2PH
101 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A88XM-DS2 motherboard AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model GA-F2A88XM-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PH motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2PH 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
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
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
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1000 MB
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	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	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
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 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	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	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 quantityDiffers	0	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	Yes
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	200 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	Norton Internet Security	Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other features1 differ
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 connectorDiffers	No	Yes
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
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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