Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD

33specifications compared
16differ
17identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD has 1 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (5 vs 4). Supported memory clock speeds: 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 800,1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, SATA on the MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD.

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- 880G-E45 motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of GA-H61M-D2H, 880G-E45
63 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-D2H View product	B MSI 880G-E45 motherboard AMD Model 880G-E45 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	800,1066,1333,1600 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
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	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 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features4 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD 880G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC888S / ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
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	1	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slots	2	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8728	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes

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