Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LE/USB3 vs GIGABYTE GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX

33specifications compared
20differ
13identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P8H61-M LE/USB3:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Socket 478
Compatible processor series
- P8H61-M LE/USB3:Intel® Celeron® G
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:Intel® Pentium® 4
Supported memory types
- P8H61-M LE/USB3:DDR3-SDRAM
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- P8H61-M LE/USB3:2
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-M LE/USB3:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-M LE/USB3:16 GB
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:3 GB
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H61-M LE/USB3:4
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P8H61-M LE/USB3:0
- GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX:2

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Comparison of P8H61-M LE/USB3, GA-8S648
64 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LE/USB3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8S648 motherboard Socket 478 ATX Model GA-8S648 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® G	Intel® Pentium® 4
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	533 MHz
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	3
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	3 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	10.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	2
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	SiS
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	5
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	2 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	295 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	209 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security Norton Anti-Virus Norton Personal Firewall Norton Privacy Control Norton Parental Control Norton Spam Alert GIGABYTE Windows Utility Manager Adobe Acrobat Reader
Other featuresidentical
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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