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
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
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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 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
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 connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
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 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
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® Z77 Express
PC health monitoringDiffers	CPU, Fan, Temperature	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
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
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
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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