Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI X79A-GD45 (8D)

40specifications compared
21differ
19identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- X79A-GD45 (8D):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Number of memory slots
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- X79A-GD45 (8D):8
Memory channels
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Dual-channel
- X79A-GD45 (8D):Quad-channel
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- X79A-GD45 (8D):128 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- X79A-GD45 (8D):SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Not supported
- X79A-GD45 (8D):2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics card
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- X79A-GD45 (8D):No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- X79A-GD45 (8D):1

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Comparison of GA-H61M-S2PV, X79A-GD45 (8D)
63 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2PV View product	B MSI X79A-GD45 (8D)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory4 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	8
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	128 GB
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	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
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Intel® 82579
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	5
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	200 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel X79
Graphics controllerKnown for one	iTE IT8728	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source

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