Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

47specifications compared
13differ
34identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-H61MA-D2V, GA-P61A-D3
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61MA-D2V View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61A-D3 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 processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
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 quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E, Realtek RTL8111F	Atheros AR8151
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vista Enterprise, Windows	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	EFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security OEM
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface type	iTE IT8728	iTE IT8728
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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