Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM vs GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0)

36specifications compared
20differ
16identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P8H61-M LE/CSM:Intel
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):AMD
Processor socket
- P8H61-M LE/CSM:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- P8H61-M LE/CSM:2
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-M LE/CSM:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):1066,1333,1866 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-M LE/CSM:SATA, SATA II
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8H61-M LE/CSM:0
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):6
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H61-M LE/CSM:4
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-M LE/CSM:6
- GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0):8

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Comparison of P8H61-M LE/CSM, GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0)
73 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM View product	B GIGABYTE GA-870A-UD3 (REV. 2.0)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	Athlon II
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	10.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)	1	1
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD 870 (RX881)
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
CertificationKnown for one	ErP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/ Vista/ XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	230 mm

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