Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 vs ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0

58specifications compared
27differ
31identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 has 0.2 GT/s more system bus rate than the ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 (5 GT/s vs 4.8 GT/s). The ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 (4 vs 2). The ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 (32 GB vs 16 GB). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0, Intel on the ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0.

Processor manufacturer
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:AMD
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:Intel
Processor socket
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:Socket AM3+
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
System bus rate
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:4.8 GT/s
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:5 GT/s
Number of memory slots
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:4
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:2
Maximum internal memory
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:32 GB
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:SATA III
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:SATA, SATA II
Parallel processing technology support
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:Not supported
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- M5A97 EVO R2.0:1
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:0

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Comparison of M5A97 EVO R2.0, P8H61/USB3 R2.0
87 specifications	A ASUS M5A97 EVO R2.0 View product	B ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 View product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateDiffers	4.8 GT/s	5 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA, SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Not supported
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 970	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots4 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4, 1x16, 2x1	1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI AMI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	198.1 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	AntiVirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x Thunderbolt
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ASMedia PCIe SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source

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