Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

42specifications compared
19differ
23identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-H61M-S2H, Z68A-GD80
76 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2H View product	B MSI Z68A-GD80 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68A-GD80 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	No	No
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
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	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown 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
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	5
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC892
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
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
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	205 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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