Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI A75MA-G55 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX

39specifications compared
23differ
16identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- A75MA-G55 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- A75MA-G55 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
Number of memory slots
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- A75MA-G55 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- A75MA-G55 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
- A75MA-G55 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:32 GB
Parallel processing technology support
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Not supported
- A75MA-G55 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Hybrid CrossFireX
On-board graphics card
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
- A75MA-G55 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
- A75MA-G55 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-P61-DS3-B3, A75MA-G55
58 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-DS3-B3 View product	B MSI A75MA-G55 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model A75MA-G55 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket FM1
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	Hybrid CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
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
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	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 quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD A75
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Windows
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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