Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3 vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

41specifications compared
18differ
23identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3:1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3:32 GB
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3:1
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3:2
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3:8
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3:2
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3:1
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3, GA-H61M-D2H-USB3
85 specifications	A ASUS Maximus IV GENE-Z/GEN3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 View product
Memory2 differ
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB362	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8151
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS AI Suite II, ROG CPU-Z, ROG GameFirst Utility, Sound Blaster X-Fi MB2 Utility, ROG Mem TweakIt Utility, ASUS AI Charger+, DAEMON Tools Pro Standard, ASUS USB 3.0 Boost	Norton Internet Security
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Kaspersky Anti-Virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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