Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

44specifications compared
17differ
27identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Only the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX.

Processor socket
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
On-board graphics card
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-H61M-S2V-B3, GA-P45T-ES3G
80 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2V-B3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P45T-ES3G motherboard Intel® P45 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P45T-ES3G View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Intel Core 2 Quad seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Q6000, Q8000, Q9000
Intel Core 2 Duo seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E4000, E6000, E7000, E8000
Intel Pentium seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E2000, E5000, E6000
Intel Celeron seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E1000, E3000
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® P45
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH10R
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	195 mm	194 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 3Gb/s
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source

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