Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H61M-G35 (G3)

42specifications compared
10differ
32identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI H61M-G35 (G3) (2 vs 0). Only the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Supported memory clock speeds: 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1066,1333 MHz on the MSI H61M-G35 (G3).

Number of memory slots
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-G35 (G3):1066,1333 MHz
On-board graphics card
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- H61M-G35 (G3):No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H61M-G35 (G3):2
PCI Express x16 slots
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H61M-G35 (G3):2
BIOS type
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:EFI AMI
- H61M-G35 (G3):UEFI

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Comparison of GA-H61MA-D2V, H61M-G35 (G3)
68 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61MA-D2V View product	B MSI H61M-G35 (G3)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
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	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 controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 quantityDiffers	2	0
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 quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E, Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8728	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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