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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
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
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
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	174 mm	225 mm
Other featuresidentical
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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