Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

42specifications compared
18differ
24identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (2 vs 1). Supported memory clock speeds: 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Number of memory slots
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-P61A-D3, B75A-G43
71 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61A-D3 View product	B MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model B75A-G43 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	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 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1
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	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel 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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
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 family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel B75
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slots	3	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
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
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	245 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 features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	iTE IT8728	SATAIII
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII

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