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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z77A-G41 Plus

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 31identical
  • 58known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-G41 Plus has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-G41 Plus has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI Z77A-G41 Plus has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Only the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus has parallel connector. Only the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus has TPM connector.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Not supported
    • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1920 x 1200 pixels
    • 2048 x 1536 pixels
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • Parallel connector
    • No
    • Yes

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GIGABYTE

GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Model GA-H61M-USB3H

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MSI

Z77A-G41 PlusView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels2048 x 1536 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O4 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneNo
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneNo
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneNo
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneNo
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one0
Parallel connectorDiffersNoYes
TPM connectorDiffersNoYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneNo
Digital audio optical outKnown for one0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel H77
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Processor special features1 differ
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)DiffersNoYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers174 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneNo
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
Audio Modem Rise (AMR) slotKnown for oneNo
CF card connectorKnown for oneNo
CNR slotKnown for oneNo
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for oneNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneNo
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneNo
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for oneNo
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one4
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor front side busKnown for one100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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