Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs ASUS P8H61-M LX2

54specifications compared
17differ
37identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-M LX2 (16 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX2 (3 vs 2). The ASUS P8H61-M LX2 has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-M LX2. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II on the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, SATA on the ASUS P8H61-M LX2.

Maximum internal memory
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- P8H61-M LX2:8 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
- P8H61-M LX2:SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- P8H61-M LX2:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- P8H61-M LX2:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- P8H61-M LX2:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- P8H61-M LX2:1
HDMI ports quantity
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- P8H61-M LX2:0
Headphone outputs
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- P8H61-M LX2:1

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Comparison of H61M-A/USB3, P8H61-M LX2
91 specifications	A ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-A/USB3 View product	B ASUS P8H61-M LX2 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card family	Intel	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 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 SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	2.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	EFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	198 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	2 x Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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