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GIGABYTE GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX vs MSI H61MA-E35 (B3)

37specifications compared
9differ
28identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61MA-E35 (B3):1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II
- H61MA-E35 (B3):SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
- H61MA-E35 (B3):4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
- H61MA-E35 (B3):0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0
- H61MA-E35 (B3):1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:mini ITX
- H61MA-E35 (B3):micro ATX
Width
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:170 mm
- H61MA-E35 (B3):215 mm
Depth
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:170 mm
- H61MA-E35 (B3):244 mm

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Comparison of GA-H61N-USB3, H61MA-E35 (B3)
55 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model GA-H61N-USB3 View product	B MSI H61MA-E35 (B3)View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Controller typeKnown for one	iTE IT8728	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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