Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z77A-G45 GAMING

56specifications compared
23differ
33identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-G45 GAMING 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-G45 GAMING 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-G45 GAMING has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Only the MSI Z77A-G45 GAMING has EPS power connector (8-pin). Only the MSI Z77A-G45 GAMING has TPM connector.

Number of memory slots
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z77A-G45 GAMING:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- Z77A-G45 GAMING:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
- Z77A-G45 GAMING:SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:HD Graphics
- Z77A-G45 GAMING:HD Graphics 4000
Maximum resolution
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
- Z77A-G45 GAMING:2048 x 1536 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z77A-G45 GAMING:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z77A-G45 GAMING:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- Z77A-G45 GAMING:6

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Comparison of GA-H61M-USB3H, Z77A-G45 GAMING
111 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61M-USB3H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-USB3H View product	B MSI Z77A-G45 GAMING View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
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 speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1866,2133,2400,2666,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 5, 10
Graphics3 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, LucidLogix Virtu
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardDiffers	HD Graphics	HD Graphics 4000
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O8 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	11
Power fan connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Differs	No	Yes
Number of COM connectorsDiffers	No	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	0	0
Parallel connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorDiffers	No	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
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 portDiffers	No	Yes
Digital audio optical outDiffers	0	1
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 quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z77
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC898
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x4, 2x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
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)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	243.8 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	304.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Other featuresidentical
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 connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 guide	Yes	Yes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z77
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7

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