Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

42specifications compared
8differ
34identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H81M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-H81M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-H81M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H81M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H81M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H81M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Width
- GA-H81M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:173 mm
Depth
- GA-H81M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:180 mm
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:226 mm

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Comparison of GA-H81M-S2PV, H81M-E33
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S2PV motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S2PV View product	B MSI H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-E33 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 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
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
Internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	2	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit 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 chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
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
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	226 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
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	2
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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