Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-I Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

41specifications compared
17differ
24identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P8H61-I Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Intel
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P8H61-I Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- P8H61-I Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
On-board graphics card
- P8H61-I Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Yes
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-I Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:4
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-I Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8H61-I Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- P8H61-I Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
- GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of P8H61-I, GA-870A-USB3
66 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-I Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model P8H61-I View product	B GIGABYTE GA-870A-USB3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-870A-USB3 View product
Processor3 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 II Dual-Core Mobile
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5.2 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHs	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	171 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	171 mm	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE IT8720
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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