Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI 870A-G54 (FX)

39specifications compared
18differ
21identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
- 870A-G54 (FX):AMD
Number of memory slots
- GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- 870A-G54 (FX):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- 870A-G54 (FX):800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- 870A-G54 (FX):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- 870A-G54 (FX):SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- 870A-G54 (FX):3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- 870A-G54 (FX):6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- 870A-G54 (FX):2

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Comparison of GA-H61M-S2P-B3, 870A-G54 (FX)
60 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2P-B3 View product	B MSI 870A-G54 (FX)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom X4
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	iTE IT8728	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
Chassis intrusion 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 ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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 outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantity	1	1
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 RTL8111D(L)
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD 870 (RX881)
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
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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