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
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
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 760G	Intel® H61
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
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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