Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD

41specifications compared
16differ
25identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
Parallel processing technology support
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Not supported
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:Hybrid CrossFireX
On-board graphics card
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:2

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Comparison of GA-H61M-D2-B3, 880GMA-E35
72 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-D2-B3 View product	B MSI 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD Model 880GMA-E35 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speeds	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	Hybrid CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD 880G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Vista, XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	195 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 6Gb/s

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