Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

43specifications compared
12differ
31identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 0). The MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (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, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, SATA, SATA II on the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
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-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Atheros AR8151
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8105E

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Comparison of GA-P61A-D3, H61M-P20-G3
74 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61A-D3 View product	B MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20-G3 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA, SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
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	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
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
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	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8105E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
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

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