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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 24identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA has 6 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (8 vs 2). The MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA has 112 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (128 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Intel® Core™ i7 on the MSI X79A-GD65 8D FA.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 8
  • Memory channels
    • Dual-channel
    • Quad-channel
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 128 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4

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H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Model H61M-E33/W8

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X79A-GD65 8D FAView product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers28
Memory channelsDiffersDual-channelQuad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1800,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB128 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers04
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers68
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel X79
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one5
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers173 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers226 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one4
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor front side busKnown for one100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes

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