Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-D3P motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX vs MSI H67MA-E35 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

34specifications compared
16differ
18identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-M68MT-D3P motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
- H67MA-E35 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-M68MT-D3P motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H67MA-E35 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-M68MT-D3P motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
- H67MA-E35 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- GA-M68MT-D3P motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- H67MA-E35 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M68MT-D3P motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:10
- H67MA-E35 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M68MT-D3P motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
- H67MA-E35 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-M68MT-D3P motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:0
- H67MA-E35 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M68MT-D3P motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
- H67MA-E35 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-M68MT-D3P, H67MA-E35
59 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-D3P motherboard NVIDIA nForce 630a Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-M68MT-D3P View product	B MSI H67MA-E35 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H67MA-E35 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics cardKnown for one	GeForce 7025	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	10	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8211CL	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	NVIDIA nForce 630a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	205 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security(OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III

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