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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
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Internal I/Oidentical
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	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
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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