Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

49specifications compared
7differ
42identical
8known for one product only

Key differences

On-board graphics card
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Width
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:244 mm
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:305 mm
Depth
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:195 mm
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:190 mm

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Comparison of GA-H61M-S2-B3, GA-P61-S3-B3
57 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2-B3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-S3-B3 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®
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
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
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
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 connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Atheros AR8151	Atheros AR8151
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chip	VIA VT1708	VIA VT1708
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	1.0b	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	195 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled software	Norton Internet Security	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface type	SATA 3Gb/s	SATA 3Gb/s

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