Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt vs GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

45specifications compared
26differ
19identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt:AMD
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt:Socket AM3
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt:4
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt:32 GB
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt:SATA III
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt:2
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt:1
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0

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Comparison of Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt, GA-P61-S3
69 specifications	A ASUS Crosshair V Formula/ThunderBolt View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-S3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory4 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	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	3-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	7	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Power fan 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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111F
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 990FX	Intel® H61
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
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 slots4 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	190 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
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ASM1061	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SB950	iTE IT8728
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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