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GIGABYTE GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX vs MSI H67A-G43 (B3)

39specifications compared
15differ
24identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
- H67A-G43 (B3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H67A-G43 (B3):1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:16 GB
- H67A-G43 (B3):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II
- H67A-G43 (B3):SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
- H67A-G43 (B3):4
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
- H67A-G43 (B3):4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
- H67A-G43 (B3):0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0
- H67A-G43 (B3):2

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Comparison of GA-H61N-USB3, H67A-G43 (B3)
56 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model GA-H61N-USB3 View product	B MSI H67A-G43 (B3)View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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 memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	iTE IT8728	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	4
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
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H67
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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	220 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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