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GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0) vs MSI H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 28identical
  • 24known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):ECC
    • H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):800,1066,1333 MHz
    • H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):SATA II
    • H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):0
    • H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):0
    • H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):4
    • H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):4
    • H81M-E32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0), H81M-E32
65 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory2 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel® H81
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Power supply, TemperatureUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers190 mm180 mm
DepthKnown for one170 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
HeightKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet SecurityUnknown — not stated by the source

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