Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

35specifications compared
8differ
27identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Memory slots type
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SO-DIMM
- H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
- H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum resolution
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
- H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3840 x 2160 pixels
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Depth
- GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:170 mm
- H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:225 mm

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Comparison of GA-H81M-DS2V, H81M-E35
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H81M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-DS2V View product	B MSI H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-E35 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 series	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
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
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	3840 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown 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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H81	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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