Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

52specifications compared
8differ
44identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 0). The ASUS H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA on the ASUS H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, SATA, SATA II on the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
BIOS type
- H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:EFI
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:EFI AMI

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Comparison of H61M-A, H61M-A/USB3
88 specifications	A ASUS H61M-A Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-A View product	B ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-A/USB3 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	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory1 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	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA, SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
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	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111F
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	226 mm	226 mm
Depth	180 mm	180 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x Thunderbolt
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0

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