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ASUS P5G41T-M LX3 vs ASUS P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 30identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • P5G41T-M LX3:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • P5G41T-M LX3:800,1066,1333 MHz
    • P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5G41T-M LX3:8 GB
    • P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
  • On-board graphics card
    • P5G41T-M LX3:Yes
    • P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5G41T-M LX3:4
    • P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5G41T-M LX3:4
    • P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • P5G41T-M LX3:0
    • P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • P5G41T-M LX3:0
    • P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P5G41T-M LX3, P8H61-M
82 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® Dual-CoreIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processors11
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one800,1066,1333 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core 2 Quad seriesKnown for oneQ6000, Q8000, Q9000Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core 2 Duo seriesKnown for oneE4000, E6000, E7000, E8000Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Pentium seriesKnown for oneE2000, E5000, E6000Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Celeron seriesKnown for one400, E1000Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots22
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers800,1066,1333 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA II
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportNot supportedNot supported
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2048 x 1536 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10.1
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA II connectors44
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity00
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® G41Intel® H61
Audio chipRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows OSUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI-X slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIEFI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.02.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers188 mm213 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Trial softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAntivirus
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceASUS Update ASUS Utilities
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel H61(B3)
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Quick installation guideYesYes

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