Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3) vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

55specifications compared
15differ
40identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3) has 52 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1748 MB vs 1696 MB). The GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3) (6 vs 4). The ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3) has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3), 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Maximum resolution: 2048 x 1536 pixels on the ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3), 1920 x 1200 pixels on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-I LX (B3):1066,1333 MHz
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum graphics card memory
- P8H61-I LX (B3):1748 MB
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1696 MB
Maximum resolution
- P8H61-I LX (B3):2048 x 1536 pixels
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-I LX (B3):4
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61-I LX (B3):2
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P8H61-I LX (B3):Realtek RTL8111E
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111F
Motherboard form factor
- P8H61-I LX (B3):mini ITX
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P8H61-I LX (B3):VIA VT1708S
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek ALC887

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Comparison of P8H61-I LX (B3), GA-H61M-DS2V
85 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-I LX (B3)View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-DS2V View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1748 MB	1696 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111F
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	GPU Boost	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI AMI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel H61(B3)	Intel H61
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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