Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI G41M-P43 Combo

42specifications compared
15differ
27identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- G41M-P43 Combo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- G41M-P43 Combo:4
Memory voltage
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1.5 V
- G41M-P43 Combo:1.5,1.8 V
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- G41M-P43 Combo:667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- G41M-P43 Combo:8 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- G41M-P43 Combo:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- G41M-P43 Combo:3
LAN controller
- GA-H61M-S2-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Atheros AR8151
- G41M-P43 Combo:Realtek RTL8111E

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Comparison of GA-H61M-S2-B3, G41M-P43 Combo
65 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 G41M-P43 Combo View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageDiffers	1.5 V	1.5,1.8 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1740 MB
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
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® G41
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH7
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	195 mm	198 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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