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GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1 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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  • 39specifications compared
  • 8differ
  • 31identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • GA-H81M-S1 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
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • Width
    • GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:226 mm
    • H81M-E35 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
  • Depth
    • GA-H81M-S1 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-S1, H81M-E35
72 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3840 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectors22
Number of SATA II connectors22
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111G
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® H81Intel® H81
Audio chipRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — 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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm244 mm
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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