Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX

48specifications compared
22differ
26identical
36known 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 E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The MSI E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the MSI E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX (4 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, AMD on the MSI E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, NA (integrated CPU) on the MSI E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:NA (integrated CPU)
Memory channels
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Dual-channel
- E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:Single-channel
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
- E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:8 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX:6

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Comparison of GA-P61A-D3, E350IA-E44
84 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61A-D3 View product	B MSI E350IA-E44 AMD Hudson M1 NA (integrated CPU) mini ITX Model E350IA-E44 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	NA (integrated CPU)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Not supported
Processor modelKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	E-350
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Single-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Radeon HD 6310
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1080 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
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
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit LAN
Features4 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Nettop
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD Hudson M1
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Active
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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security OEM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Controller interface typeDiffers	iTE IT8728	AMD Hudson M1
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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