Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI H61M-G35 (G3)

43specifications compared
17differ
26identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) 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 H61M-G35 (G3) (2 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, 1066,1333 MHz on the MSI H61M-G35 (G3). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, SATA II on the MSI H61M-G35 (G3).

Number of memory slots
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-G35 (G3):1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- H61M-G35 (G3):SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):3
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H61M-G35 (G3):0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- H61M-G35 (G3):1

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Comparison of GA-P61A-D3, H61M-G35 (G3)
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61A-D3 View product	B MSI H61M-G35 (G3)View product
Memory2 differ
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 MHz
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
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	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
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	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	1
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 ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) 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
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro 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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	244 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

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