Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI G31M3-F V2

34specifications compared
15differ
19identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 12 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI G31M3-F V2 (16 GB vs 4 GB). The MSI G31M3-F V2 has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI G31M3-F V2 has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Only the MSI G31M3-F V2 has S/PDIF out connector. Only the MSI G31M3-F V2 has CD/AUX audio in.

Processor socket
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- G31M3-F V2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory types
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- G31M3-F V2:DDR2-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- G31M3-F V2:4 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
- G31M3-F V2:SATA II
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- G31M3-F V2:1
S/PDIF out connector
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
- G31M3-F V2:Yes
CD/AUX audio in
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
- G31M3-F V2:Yes
TPM connector
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
- G31M3-F V2:Yes

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Comparison of GA-H61M-USB3H, G31M3-F V2
95 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-USB3H View product	B MSI G31M3-F V2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
FSB ParityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 clock speeds	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	4 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9.0
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inDiffers	No	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special features1 differ
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Differs	No	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio Modem Rise (AMR) slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CF card connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CNR slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorDiffers	No	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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