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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI H61M-P21 (B3)

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 25identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 800,1066,1333 MHz
    • 1066,1333 MHz
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 4
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Headphone outputs
    • 6
    • 1

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60 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-PA65-UD3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

Model GA-PA65-UD3-B3

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MSI

H61M-P21 (B3)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportNot supportedNot supported
On-board graphics cardNoNo
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers40
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetIntel® H61Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889VIA VT1708S
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers215 mm205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM)
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATAII 3Gb/s

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