Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX vs MSI Z68A-G43 (G3)

32specifications compared
13differ
19identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
- Z68A-G43 (G3):4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:16 GB
- Z68A-G43 (G3):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II
- Z68A-G43 (G3):SATA
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
- Z68A-G43 (G3):4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
- Z68A-G43 (G3):0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
- Z68A-G43 (G3):0
Ethernet interface type
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Gigabit Ethernet
- Z68A-G43 (G3):Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:mini ITX
- Z68A-G43 (G3):ATX

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Comparison of GA-H61N-USB3, Z68A-G43 (G3)
60 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61N-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model GA-H61N-USB3 View product	B MSI Z68A-G43 (G3)View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	800,1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	iTE IT8728	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	4
S/PDIF out 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
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z68
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	2200 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	3050 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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