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GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H61MA-E35 (B3)

37specifications compared
10differ
27identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61MA-E35 (B3):1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- H61MA-E35 (B3):SATA II, SATA III
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
- H61MA-E35 (B3):2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61MA-E35 (B3):1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H61MA-E35 (B3):1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H61MA-E35 (B3):1
Headphone outputs
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61MA-E35 (B3):1
Width
- GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:226 mm
- H61MA-E35 (B3):215 mm

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Comparison of GA-H61M-DS2, H61MA-E35 (B3)
54 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-DS2 View product	B MSI H61MA-E35 (B3)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
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	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 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 quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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 inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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