Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX

43specifications compared
15differ
28identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Atheros AR8151
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
Motherboard form factor
- GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX
- A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of GA-P61-S3-B3, A75MA-P35
62 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-S3-B3 View product	B MSI A75MA-P35 AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model A75MA-P35 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket FM1
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core
Memory1 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
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 memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 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 quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD A75
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
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
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10

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