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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

The ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-M EVO (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M EVO (4 vs 3). The ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M EVO (4 vs 2). Only the ASUS P8H61-M EVO has on-board graphics card. Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS Maximus IV Extreme-Z, 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-M EVO.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • Maximus IV Extreme-Z:32 GB
    • P8H61-M EVO:16 GB
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Maximus IV Extreme-Z:3-Way SLI
    • P8H61-M EVO:Not supported
  • On-board graphics card
    • Maximus IV Extreme-Z:No
    • P8H61-M EVO:Yes
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • Maximus IV Extreme-Z:4
    • P8H61-M EVO:3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • Maximus IV Extreme-Z:4
    • P8H61-M EVO:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • Maximus IV Extreme-Z:3
    • P8H61-M EVO:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • Maximus IV Extreme-Z:1
    • P8H61-M EVO:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • Maximus IV Extreme-Z:8
    • P8H61-M EVO:2

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Comparison of Maximus IV Extreme-Z, P8H61-M EVO
66 specifications
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory2 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
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, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
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 one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers65
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/secUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z68Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers42
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers269 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAntivirus
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceASUS utilities ASUS Update

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