Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LX 3 vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

40specifications compared
10differ
30identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61-M LX 3 (6 vs 4). The ASUS P8H61-M LX 3 has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61-M LX 3 (1 vs 0). Only the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-M LX 3, 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-M LX 3:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-M LX 3:SATA, SATA II
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
On-board graphics card
- P8H61-M LX 3:No
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-M LX 3:4
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61-M LX 3:2
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P8H61-M LX 3:0
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
PCI Express slots version
- P8H61-M LX 3:2.0
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2.0, 3.0
BIOS type
- P8H61-M LX 3:UEFI
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:AMI

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX 3, GA-H61M-DS2H
70 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LX 3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-DS2H View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan 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
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111F
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
CertificationKnown for one	ErP ready	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	193 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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