Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

52specifications compared
7differ
45identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 32 Mbit more BIOS memory size than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (64 Mbit vs 32 Mbit). Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111F on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Realtek RTL8111E, Realtek RTL8111F on the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
BIOS memory size
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 Mbit
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:64 Mbit
Controller interface type
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel H61
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:iTE IT8728

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Comparison of GA-H61M-DS2V, GA-H61MA-D2V
81 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-DS2V View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61MA-D2V View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
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 speeds	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacities	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1696 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	1920 x 1200 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
OpenGL versionKnown for one	3.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II 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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	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 quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E, Realtek RTL8111F
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	3	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	EFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	244 mm	244 mm
Depth	174 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel H61	iTE IT8728
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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