Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs ASUS H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

47specifications compared
14differ
33identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
LAN controller
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek 8111F
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Realtek RTL8111G

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Comparison of H61M-K, H81-PLUS
67 specifications	A ASUS H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-K View product	B ASUS H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H81-PLUS 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®
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	1066,1333,1666 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 II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	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)	1	1
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	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111F	Realtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
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 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, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	175 mm	188 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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