Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0 vs MSI Z68A-G45 (G3)

47specifications compared
23differ
24identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:2
- Z68A-G45 (G3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:1066,1333 MHz
- Z68A-G45 (G3):1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:16 GB
- Z68A-G45 (G3):32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:SATA
- Z68A-G45 (G3):SATA II, SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:Not supported
- Z68A-G45 (G3):2-Way SLI
USB 2.0 connectors
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:2
- Z68A-G45 (G3):4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:2
- Z68A-G45 (G3):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:6
- Z68A-G45 (G3):4

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Comparison of MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0, Z68A-G45 (G3)
70 specifications	A ASUS MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0 View product	B MSI Z68A-G45 (G3)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows	98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7 32Bit
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	UEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z68
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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