Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

42specifications compared
8differ
34identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Headphone outputs
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Motherboard chipset
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® G41
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® H61
PCI Express x1 slots
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Width
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:226 mm
Depth
- GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:194 mm
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:174 mm

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Comparison of GA-G41MT-S2PT, GA-H61M-DS2
59 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-S2PT motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41MT-S2PT View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-DS2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Pentium® Extreme Edition	Intel® Celeron®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	800,1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 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 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	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	2
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 interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	Intel® H61
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI version	1.0b	1.0b
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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