Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3)

39specifications compared
21differ
18identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68A-GD80 (G3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- Z68A-GD80 (G3):1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
- Z68A-GD80 (G3):32 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- Z68A-GD80 (G3):3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68A-GD80 (G3):1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68A-GD80 (G3):3
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
- Z68A-GD80 (G3):2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- Z68A-GD80 (G3):2

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Comparison of GA-P61-S3, Z68A-GD80 (G3)
72 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-S3 View product	B MSI Z68A-GD80 (G3)View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	3
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z68
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 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, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	190 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8728	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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