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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z vs ASUS P8H61 EVO

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 28identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61 EVO (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61 EVO (8 vs 6). The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 2 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61 EVO (2 vs 0). Only the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has on-board graphics card. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z, ATX on the ASUS P8H61 EVO.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 16 GB
  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Headphone outputs
    • 6
    • 5
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX

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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
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectors22
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers86
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity00
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
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z68Intel® H61
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express slots version2.02.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Trial softwareKnown for oneAntivirus
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS utilities ASUS Update
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNo
Quick installation guideYesYes
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mm
DepthKnown for one213 mm

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