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

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	A ASUS H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-C/CSM View product	B ASUS P8H61-M LX2 R2.0 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1666 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® H61
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	178 mm	198.2 mm
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111F
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA

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