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ASUS H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS P8H61-M LX2 R2.0

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 32identical
  • 17known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:SATA II
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:4
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:0
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:1

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Comparison of H81M-C/CSM, P8H61-M LX2 R2.0
61 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1666 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA II
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1200 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)11
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® H61
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots22
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIEFI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm198.2 mm
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111F
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA

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