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GIGABYTE GA-H67M-D2-B3 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H61M-E33 (B3)

39specifications compared
10differ
29identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H67M-D2-B3 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-E33 (B3):1066,1333 MHz
On-board graphics card
- GA-H67M-D2-B3 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- H61M-E33 (B3):No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H67M-D2-B3 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:8
- H61M-E33 (B3):4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H67M-D2-B3 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61M-E33 (B3):1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H67M-D2-B3 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H61M-E33 (B3):1
Headphone outputs
- GA-H67M-D2-B3 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- H61M-E33 (B3):1
Audio chip
- GA-H67M-D2-B3 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889
- H61M-E33 (B3):Realtek ALC887
PCI Express x16 slots
- GA-H67M-D2-B3 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61M-E33 (B3):1

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Comparison of GA-H67M-D2-B3, H61M-E33 (B3)
65 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H67M-D2-B3 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H67M-D2-B3 View product	B MSI H61M-E33 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H61
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII 3Gb/s

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