Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H61I-E35 (B3)

40specifications compared
13differ
27identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61I-E35 (B3):1066,1333 MHz
On-board graphics card
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- H61I-E35 (B3):No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- H61I-E35 (B3):4
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H61I-E35 (B3):1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H61I-E35 (B3):0
Headphone outputs
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- H61I-E35 (B3):1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
- H61I-E35 (B3):mini ITX
Motherboard chipset
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® H61
- H61I-E35 (B3):Intel® H67

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Comparison of GA-H61M-D2-B3, H61I-E35 (B3)
71 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 H61I-E35 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
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
Memory1 differ
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 speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
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/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
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 ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	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 quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H67
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 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 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	195 mm	170 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	SATAII 3Gb/s

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