Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3) vs MSI H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

37specifications compared
14differ
23identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3):LGA 775 (Socket T)
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3):800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3):8 GB
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3):2
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3):1
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3):0
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3):0
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3):Atheros AR8151
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E

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Comparison of GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3), H61M-E33
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2 (rev. 1.3)View product	B MSI H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-E33 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller typeKnown for one	iTE IT8718	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	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
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slots	1	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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