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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z vs ASUS P8H61-M EVO

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 22identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • 3-Way SLI
    • Not supported
  • On-board graphics card
    • No
    • Yes
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 8
    • 2

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Maximus IV Extreme-ZView product
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P8H61-M EVOView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers3-Way SLINot supported
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers43
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers82
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers65
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z68Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers42
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers269 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Trial softwareKnown for oneAntivirus
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS utilities ASUS Update
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideYesYes

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