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
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel B75
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
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 x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
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
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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