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GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI 880GMA-E35 (FX)

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 20identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
    • 880GMA-E35 (FX):AMD
  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
    • 880GMA-E35 (FX):4
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
    • 880GMA-E35 (FX):3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • 880GMA-E35 (FX):6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • 880GMA-E35 (FX):2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
    • 880GMA-E35 (FX):1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • 880GMA-E35 (FX):1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
    • 880GMA-E35 (FX):1

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Comparison of GA-P61-S3, 880GMA-E35 (FX)
64 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketKnown for oneLGA 1155 (Socket H2)Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speeds800,1066,1333 MHz800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IISATA II
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers06
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)11
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111FUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61AMD 880G
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers31
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm205 mm
DepthDiffers190 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet SecurityUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8728Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported

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