Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

43specifications compared
10differ
33identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 4). 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-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, SATA, SATA II on the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
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-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Ethernet interface type
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
Width
- GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:244 mm
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:173 mm

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Comparison of GA-H61MA-D2V, H61M-P20-G3
72 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61MA-D2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61MA-D2V View product	B MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20-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 processors	1	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
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
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacities	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA, SATA II
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
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 connectorsDiffers	0	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E, Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8105E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro 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
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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