Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

45specifications compared
9differ
36identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Motherboard chipset
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel® G41
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® H61
BIOS type
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:AMI
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:EFI AMI
BIOS memory size
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 Mbit
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 Mbit
Depth
- P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:201 mm
- GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:200 mm

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Comparison of P5G41TM-LX, GA-H61M-S2P
74 specifications	A ASUS P5G41TM-LX motherboard Intel® G41 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5G41TM-LX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2P motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2P View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium®, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory2 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8151
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® G41	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	8 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	201 mm	200 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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