Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

41specifications compared
15differ
26identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro 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-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro 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
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of H61M-K, GA-H81M-HD3
67 specifications	A ASUS H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-K View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H81M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H81M-HD3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
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
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	3840 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
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	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
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
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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 ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	128 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	224 mm
DepthDiffers	175 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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