Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD vs ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

45specifications compared
18differ
27identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD (4 vs 0). Only the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD, Intel on the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:AMD
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:Socket AM3+
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:4
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:32 GB
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
On-board graphics card
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:No
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
Number of SATA II connectors
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:0
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:2
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M5A78L/USB3 AMD:2
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4

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Comparison of M5A78L/USB3, P8H61-V
69 specifications	A ASUS M5A78L/USB3 AMD Model M5A78L/USB3 View product	B ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8H61-V View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor thermal power (max)Known for one	140 W	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	DDR3-SDRAM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2200 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II, SATA III	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	2	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectors	1	1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 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 quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	3	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS type	AMI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	216 mm	203 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Antivirus
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS utilities ASUS Update

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