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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

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  • 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
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • Graphics card
    • HD Graphics
    • HD Graphics 4000
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1920 x 1200 pixels
    • 2048 x 1536 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 4
    • 6

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111 specifications
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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-G45 GAMINGView product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333 MHz1066,1866,2133,2400,2666,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA IISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 5, 10
Graphics3 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, LucidLogix Virtu
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics cardDiffersHD GraphicsHD Graphics 4000
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels2048 x 1536 pixels
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O8 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers46
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneNo
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneNo
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers111
Power fan connectorKnown for oneNo
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
EPS power connector (8-pin)DiffersNoYes
Number of COM connectorsDiffersNo1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneNo
TPM connectorDiffersNoYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portDiffersNoYes
Digital audio optical outDiffers01
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
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneBigfoot Killer E2205
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel Z77
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC898
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneOC Genie II
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 2x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneNo
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm243.8 mm
DepthDiffers174 mm304.8 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
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
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z77
Audio outputKnown for one6
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one7

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