Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

42specifications compared
5differ
37identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The MSI H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 51 mm more depth than the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (225 mm vs 174 mm). 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 H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA on the MSI H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. BIOS type: UEFI AMI on the GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, UEFI on the MSI H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
BIOS type
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:UEFI AMI
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:UEFI
Depth
- GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:174 mm
- H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:225 mm

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Comparison of GA-H97M-HD3, H97M-E35
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H97M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H97M-HD3 View product	B MSI H97M-E35 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H97M-E35 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 controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
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 resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectors	6	6
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H97	Intel® H97
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supported	Yes	Yes
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slots	1	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown 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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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