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
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD A75
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC887
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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