Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs ASUS Z87I-PRO Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

52specifications compared
22differ
30identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Z87I-PRO Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- Z87I-PRO Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1696 MB
- Z87I-PRO Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1024 MB
Maximum resolution
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2048 x 1536 pixels
- Z87I-PRO Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4096 x 2160 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- Z87I-PRO Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z87I-PRO Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z87I-PRO Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- Z87I-PRO Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0

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Comparison of H61M-C, Z87I-PRO
80 specifications	A ASUS H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-C View product	B ASUS Z87I-PRO Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model Z87I-PRO View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 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	1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1696 MB	1024 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Intel® I217-V
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC1150
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
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 x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS Utilities EZ Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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	1

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