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 voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
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
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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 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
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850
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
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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