Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI G41M-P33 Combo

42specifications compared
23differ
19identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- G41M-P33 Combo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory types
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:DDR3-SDRAM
- G41M-P33 Combo:DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
- G41M-P33 Combo:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1333,1600 MHz
- G41M-P33 Combo:667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
- G41M-P33 Combo:8 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
- G41M-P33 Combo:IDE, SATA II
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1024 MB
- G41M-P33 Combo:1740 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- G41M-P33 Combo:2

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Comparison of GA-H81N, G41M-P33 Combo
77 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H81N motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model GA-H81N View product	B MSI G41M-P33 Combo View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™2 Duo, Intel® Core™2 Quad
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	95 W
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR2-SDRAM, DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	667,800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4GB
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 II, SATA III	IDE, SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1740 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GMA X4500
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.0
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	1	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	5	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8105E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® G41
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC662
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	198 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton® Internet Security (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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