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GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

51specifications compared
19differ
32identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0) has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0) (3 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,2800 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0), 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0), SATA II on the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0):4
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0):1066,1333,1600,2800 MHz
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0):32 GB
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0):SATA II, SATA III
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0):2
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0):1
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0):2
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0):3
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0), H61M-P32/W8
86 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD3 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P32/W8 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,2800 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z77	Intel® H61
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x16, 2x1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
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
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 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	190 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Intel Smart Response Technology Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel Z77	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	4	2
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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