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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

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  • 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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATASATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels3840 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111G
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers170 mm225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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