Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0) vs MSI H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

42specifications compared
17differ
25identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Memory slots type
- GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0):SO-DIMM
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0):1333 MHz
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0):8 GB
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0):SATA II
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0):1
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0):0
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0):0
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0):1
- H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0), H81M-E34
72 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-J1800N-D2H (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI H81M-E34 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-E34 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor modelKnown for one	J1800	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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 headers	1	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 8.1, Windows 8.1 Enterprise, Windows 8.1 Enterprise x64, Windows 8.1 Pro, Windows 8.1 Pro x64, Windows 8.1 x64	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H81
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security, Intel Smart Connect Technology	Unknown — not stated by the source

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