Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

36specifications compared
20differ
16identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
Memory channels
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Dual-channel
- GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Quad-channel
ECC сompatibility
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Non-ECC
- GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2

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Comparison of H61M-K, GA-6LXSV
64 specifications	A ASUS H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-K View product	B GIGABYTE GA-6LXSV motherboard Intel® C224 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model GA-6LXSV View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory4 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
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 quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	5
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111F	Intel I210
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® C224
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SuSE Linux 11
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
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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	AMI
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	175 mm	244 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
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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