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GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H97I AC

41specifications compared
8differ
33identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI H97I AC (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H97I AC (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more DVI-D ports quantity than the MSI H97I AC (1 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H97I AC. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, mini ITX on the MSI H97I AC.

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- H97I AC:1066,1333,1600 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H97I AC:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- H97I AC:4
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H97I AC:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- H97I AC:mini ITX
BIOS type
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:UEFI AMI
- H97I AC:UEFI
Width
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
- H97I AC:170 mm
Depth
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:174 mm
- H97I AC:170 mm

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Comparison of GA-H97M-HD3, H97I AC
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H97M-HD3 View product	B MSI H97I AC 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®
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
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III	SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1000 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supported	3	3
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headers	1	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111G
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H97	Intel® H97
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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