Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H61M-G35 (G3) vs MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

44specifications compared
11differ
33identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI H61M-G35 (G3) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the MSI H61M-G35 (G3) (1 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the MSI H61M-G35 (G3), 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the MSI H61M-G35 (G3), SATA, SATA II on the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- H61M-G35 (G3):4
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- H61M-G35 (G3):1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-G35 (G3):SATA II
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-G35 (G3):3
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- H61M-G35 (G3):0
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H61M-G35 (G3):1
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-G35 (G3):4
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
Ethernet interface type
- H61M-G35 (G3):Gigabit Ethernet
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet

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Comparison of H61M-G35 (G3), H61M-P20-G3
67 specifications	A MSI H61M-G35 (G3)View product	B MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20-G3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA, SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	10.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8105E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
Expansion slotsidentical
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
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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