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
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
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
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Featuresidentical
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 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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