Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0)

37specifications compared
15differ
22identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):Intel
Processor socket
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
- GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:32 GB
- GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):16 GB
Number of SATA II connectors
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
- GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):4
Number of SATA connectors
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
- GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):4
DVI-D ports quantity
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1
- GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):0
Motherboard form factor
- A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0):mini ATX

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Comparison of A58M-E, GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0)
65 specifications	A ASUS A58M-E AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2) Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A58M-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	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 quantity	4	4
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A58 FCH (Bolton D2)	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	4.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	190 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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