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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z68A-G43 (G3)

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 18identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II
    • SATA
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Ethernet interface type
    • Gigabit Ethernet
    • Fast Ethernet

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GIGABYTE

GA-H61M-DS2 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Model GA-H61M-DS2

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MSI

Z68A-G43 (G3)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one1 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA II connectors44
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers20
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one2
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel Z68
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAWARDUEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm2200 mm
DepthDiffers174 mm3050 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security

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