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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LK R2.0 vs MSI X79A-GD45 Plus

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 29identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI X79A-GD45 Plus has 6 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-M LK R2.0 (8 vs 2). The MSI X79A-GD45 Plus has 112 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-M LK R2.0 (128 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI X79A-GD45 Plus has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LK R2.0 (1 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-M LK R2.0, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS P8H61-M LK R2.0, Intel® Core™ i7 on the MSI X79A-GD45 Plus.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 8
  • Memory channels
    • Dual-channel
    • Quad-channel
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 128 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4

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X79A-GD45 PlusView product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers28
Memory channelsDiffersDual-channelQuad-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB128 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsDiffers16
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one0
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit Ethernet10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111F
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel X79
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers15
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x8, 2x1, 2x16
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFIUEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers173 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneNo
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one0
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one3

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