Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX

41specifications compared
14differ
27identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
On-board graphics card
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:No
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Atheros AR8151
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E

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Comparison of GA-H61M-S2-B3, A75MA-P35
64 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2-B3 View product	B MSI A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model A75MA-P35 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket FM1
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD A75
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708	Realtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	195 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10

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