Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX

49specifications compared
27differ
22identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Memory channels
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Dual-channel
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:Quad-channel
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX:6

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Comparison of GA-H61M-D2H, GA-X79-UD7
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-D2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X79-UD7 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) XL-ATX Model GA-X79-UD7 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	4GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	6
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	5
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
LAN controllerKnown for one	Atheros AR8151	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	XL-ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC898
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
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	324 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	253 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8728	Unknown — not stated by the source

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