Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs ASUS X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

42specifications compared
21differ
21identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Memory channels
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Dual-channel
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Quad-channel
Maximum internal memory
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4

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Comparison of H61M-D, X79-DELUXE
74 specifications	A ASUS H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model H61M-D View product	B ASUS X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model X79-DELUXE View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	8
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 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) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Intel® 82579V, Realtek 8111GR
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel X79
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	175 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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