Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

51specifications compared
22differ
29identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard 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 Z77A-G43 motherboard 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 MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has S/PDIF out port. Supported memory clock speeds: 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400,2600 MHz on the MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Number of memory slots
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
RAID levels
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Parallel processing technology support
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Not supported
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-P61A-D3, Z77A-G43
89 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61A-D3 View product	B MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z77A-G43 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400,2600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2
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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown 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 ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8151	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16+1x4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	190 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
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	Yes
Controller interface typeDiffers	iTE IT8728	Intel Z77

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