Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

56specifications compared
22differ
34identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has S/PDIF out port. 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, 1066,1333,1600,2800 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Number of memory slots
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
- GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Not supported
- GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolution
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2048 x 1536 pixels
- GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2560 x 1600 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of H61M-A/USB3, GA-Z77-HD4
101 specifications	A ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-A/USB3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-Z77-HD4 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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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	1066,1333,1600,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card family	Intel	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	2560 x 1600 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
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 connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
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 quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	No	Yes
Digital audio optical outDiffers	0	1
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
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® Z77 Express
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringDiffers	CPU, Fan, Temperature	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (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 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	EFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	215 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
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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