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GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

44specifications compared
12differ
32identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:mini ITX

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Comparison of GA-H61M-DS2, GA-H61N-USB3
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model GA-H61N-USB3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8728
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
ACPI version	1.0b	1.0b
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security

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