Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

49specifications compared
19differ
30identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) 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 Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, ATX on the GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Motherboard chipset: Intel® H61 on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Intel Z68 on the GIGABYTE Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Number of memory slots
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-H61M-S2V-B3, Z68X-UD3H-B3
77 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 Z68X-UD3H-B3 Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z68X-UD3H-B3 View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
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	3
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
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 ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
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 x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	195 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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