Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

38specifications compared
14differ
24identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of H61M-D, GA-H81M-S1
61 specifications	A ASUS H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model H61M-D View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-S1 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-S1 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	4
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan 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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	175 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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