Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H61M-G35 (G3)

43specifications compared
9differ
34identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 1 more DVI-D ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 800,1066,1333,2200 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1066,1333 MHz on the MSI H61M-G35 (G3). LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111F on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI H61M-G35 (G3).

Number of memory slots
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
- H61M-G35 (G3):1066,1333 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):3
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H61M-G35 (G3):1
LAN controller
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111F
- H61M-G35 (G3):Realtek RTL8111E
PCI Express x16 slots
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H61M-G35 (G3):2
BIOS type
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:EFI AMI
- H61M-G35 (G3):UEFI
Width
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:226 mm
- H61M-G35 (G3):244 mm

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Comparison of GA-H61M-S1, H61M-G35 (G3)
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S1 View product	B MSI H61M-G35 (G3)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel 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 ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	244 mm

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