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ASUS CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

55specifications compared
21differ
34identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Maximum resolution
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2048 x 1536 pixels
Number of displays supported
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:5
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of CS-B, H61M-PRO
79 specifications	A ASUS CS-B Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CS-B View product	B ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-PRO View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesDiffers	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Graphics2 differ
Graphics card family	Intel	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Number of displays supportedDiffers	3	2
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1042 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	5	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q87	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slots	1	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	234 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	178 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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