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ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-Z87-DS3H motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 21identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • GA-Z87-DS3H motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Number of memory slots
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
    • GA-Z87-DS3H motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
    • GA-Z87-DS3H motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
    • GA-Z87-DS3H motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
    • GA-Z87-DS3H motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
    • GA-Z87-DS3H motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
    • GA-Z87-DS3H motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
    • GA-Z87-DS3H motherboard LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2

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Comparison of H61M-PRO, GA-Z87-DS3H
76 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxxUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz2933,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1042 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one11Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers06
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers04
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111GUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® H61Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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 8.1
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers234 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton® Internet Security (OEM version) Intel® Rapid Start Technology Intel® Smart Connect Technology Intel® Smart Response Technology
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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