Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H61M-P23 (B3)

41specifications compared
10differ
31identical
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
- H61M-P23 (B3):1066,1333 MHz
On-board graphics card
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- H61M-P23 (B3):No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61M-P23 (B3):3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- H61M-P23 (B3):4
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H61M-P23 (B3):0
Headphone outputs
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- H61M-P23 (B3):1
LAN controller
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
- H61M-P23 (B3):Atheros AR8151
Audio chip
- GA-H61M-D2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889
- H61M-P23 (B3):VIA VT1708S

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Comparison of GA-H61M-D2-B3, H61M-P23 (B3)
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 H61M-P23 (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
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/O1 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 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	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 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 quantity	0	0
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
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Atheros AR8151
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
Features1 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 chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	VIA VT1708S
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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	3	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
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	245 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	SATAII 3 Gb/s

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