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GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD5 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

44specifications compared
19differ
25identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-Z68XP-UD5 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-Z68XP-UD5 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-Z68XP-UD5 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-Z68XP-UD5 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
Power fan connector
- GA-Z68XP-UD5 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-Z68XP-UD5 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-Z68XP-UD5 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-Z68XP-UD5 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-Z68XP-UD5, H61M-E33
63 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Z68XP-UD5 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-Z68XP-UD5 View product	B MSI H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-E33 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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 ports6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® H61
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows XP/Vista/7	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm

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