Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs ASUS H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3)

41specifications compared
8differ
33identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):4
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):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
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):2
Motherboard chipset
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® H61
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):Intel® H81
BIOS type
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:UEFI
- H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3):UEFI AMI

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Comparison of H61M-K, H81M-E
67 specifications	A ASUS H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-K View product	B ASUS H81M-E Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Model H81M-E 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
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	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
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
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
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 quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
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
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	micro ATX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	UEFI AMI
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	226 mm	226 mm
Depth	175 mm	175 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
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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