Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-I LX R2.0 vs ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

58specifications compared
30differ
28identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 has 0.2 GT/s more system bus rate than the ASUS P8H61-I LX R2.0 (5.2 GT/s vs 5 GT/s). The ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-I LX R2.0 (4 vs 2). The ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-I LX R2.0 (32 GB vs 16 GB). Only the ASUS P8H61-I LX R2.0 has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P8H61-I LX R2.0, AMD on the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0.

Processor manufacturer
- P8H61-I LX R2.0:Intel
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:AMD
Processor socket
- P8H61-I LX R2.0:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:Socket AM3+
System bus rate
- P8H61-I LX R2.0:5 GT/s
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:5.2 GT/s
Number of memory slots
- P8H61-I LX R2.0:2
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:4
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-I LX R2.0:16 GB
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-I LX R2.0:SATA, SATA II
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:SATA III
On-board graphics card
- P8H61-I LX R2.0:Yes
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:No
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8H61-I LX R2.0:0
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:1

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Comparison of P8H61-I LX R2.0, SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
92 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-I LX R2.0 View product	B ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 View product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket AM3+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	5.2 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
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
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	8
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD 990FX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB950
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16	1x1, 1x4, 1x16, 2x8, 2x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	2.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA	CrossFire, SATA
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Antivirus
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	2 x Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASMedia PCIe SATA
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB950
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5

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