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GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 DVI vs MSI FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX

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  • 21differ
  • 29identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 DVI (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 DVI (1 vs 0). The MSI FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has 6 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 DVI (6 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 DVI, AMD on the MSI FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 DVI, Socket FM2 on the MSI FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • GA-H61M-DS2 DVI:Intel
    • FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • GA-H61M-DS2 DVI:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • GA-H61M-DS2 DVI:800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
    • FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-H61M-DS2 DVI:16 GB
    • FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-H61M-DS2 DVI:SATA, SATA II
    • FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • GA-H61M-DS2 DVI:Not supported
    • FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Hybrid CrossFireX
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-H61M-DS2 DVI:0
    • FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-H61M-DS2 DVI:0
    • FM2-A85XMA-E35 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:6

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Comparison of GA-H61M-DS2 DVI, FM2-A85XMA-E35
82 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)Socket FM2
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supportedHybrid CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers06
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61AMD A85X
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16, 2x1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers174 mm228 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD A85X
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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