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ASUS P6X58-E PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 22identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • P6X58-E PRO:Socket B (LGA 1366)
    • GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Number of memory slots
    • P6X58-E PRO:6
    • GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P6X58-E PRO:48 GB
    • GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • P6X58-E PRO:2
    • GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P6X58-E PRO:2
    • GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P6X58-E PRO:1
    • GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
  • Headphone outputs
    • P6X58-E PRO:6
    • GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
  • Motherboard chipset
    • P6X58-E PRO:Intel® X58
    • GA-P61-DS3-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel® H61

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Comparison of P6X58-E PRO, GA-P61-DS3-B3
71 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket B (LGA 1366)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one6.4 GT/sUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR3-SDRAMUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of memory slotsDiffers62
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers48 GB16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA IIIUnknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers63
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one2.1+EDRUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® X58Intel® H61
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneIntel ICH10RUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel ICH10RUnknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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