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GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0) vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

45specifications compared
10differ
35identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):SATA II
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):0
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):4
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):4
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):0
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):1
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Motherboard chipset
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):Intel® H61
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H81

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Comparison of GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0), GA-H81M-S1
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S1 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA 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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
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 quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H81
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	EFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	226 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	170 mm

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