Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

42specifications compared
17differ
25identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 3). The ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (2 vs 0). Memory slots type: DIMM on the ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, SO-DIMM on the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 800,1066,1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX.

Memory slots type
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DIMM
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:8 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:4
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0

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Comparison of H61M-PLUS, GA-H61TN
68 specifications	A ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model GA-H61TN View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	65 W
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
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	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
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
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Nettop
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
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
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	170 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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