Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX vs MSI X79A-GD45 Plus

46specifications compared
27differ
19identical
51known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X79A-GD45 Plus has 6 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (8 vs 2). The MSI X79A-GD45 Plus has 120 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (128 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus (4 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX, Intel® Core™ i7 on the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus.

Processor socket
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- X79A-GD45 Plus:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Number of memory slots
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
- X79A-GD45 Plus:8
Memory slots type
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
- X79A-GD45 Plus:DIMM
Memory channels
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Dual-channel
- X79A-GD45 Plus:Quad-channel
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:8 GB
- X79A-GD45 Plus:128 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II
- X79A-GD45 Plus:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:4
- X79A-GD45 Plus:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0
- X79A-GD45 Plus:1

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Comparison of GA-H61TN, X79A-GD45 Plus
97 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model GA-H61TN View product	B MSI X79A-GD45 Plus View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	65 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory5 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	8
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	3	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.3a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Component forDiffers	Nettop	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel X79
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x8, 2x1, 2x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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