Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

40specifications compared
16differ
24identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0

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Comparison of H61M-F, GA-B85N
71 specifications	A ASUS H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-F View product	B GIGABYTE GA-B85N motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model GA-B85N View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
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
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	3
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC898
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU
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 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	UEFI AMI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Small Business Advantage
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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