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ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z vs ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

40specifications compared
16differ
24identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z (3 vs 2). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z, ATX on the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Motherboard chipset: Intel Z68 on the ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z, Intel® H61 on the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Number of memory slots
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:4
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:32 GB
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:2
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:8
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:2
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
eSATA ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:2
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:1
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z:0
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1

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Comparison of MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z, P8H61-V
72 specifications	A ASUS MAXIMUS IV GENE-Z View product	B ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8H61-V View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1200,1300,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200 MHz	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, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1759 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	2
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® H61
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7 32/64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Antivirus
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS utilities ASUS Update
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	203 mm

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