Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI 870-C45 FX V2

43specifications compared
19differ
24identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 870-C45 FX V2 (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI 870-C45 FX V2 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI 870-C45 FX V2 (2 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, AMD on the MSI 870-C45 FX V2. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Socket AM3+ on the MSI 870-C45 FX V2.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- 870-C45 FX V2:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- 870-C45 FX V2:Socket AM3+
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- 870-C45 FX V2:800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
- 870-C45 FX V2:8 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- 870-C45 FX V2:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- 870-C45 FX V2:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- 870-C45 FX V2:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- 870-C45 FX V2:6

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Comparison of GA-P61A-D3, 870-C45 FX V2
70 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61A-D3 View product	B MSI 870-C45 FX V2 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
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	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
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
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD 770
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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 Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB710
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
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 jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	190 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security OEM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8728	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887

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