Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS vs GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX

35specifications compared
22differ
13identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX has 1 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS (3 vs 2). The ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS has 13 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX (16 GB vs 3 GB). The ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS, Socket A (462) on the GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:Intel
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:Socket A (462)
Supported memory types
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:DDR3-SDRAM
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:2
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:3
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:1066,2133 MHz
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:200,266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:16 GB
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:3 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:3
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:4
- GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX:0

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX PLUS, GA-7VAXP
62 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-7VAXP motherboard VIA KT400 Socket A (462) ATX Model GA-7VAXP View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket A (462)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Athlon, AMD Athlon XP
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	1066,2133 MHz	200,266,333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	3 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
COM ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8100B(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	VIA
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	VIA KT400
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	VIA 8235
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC650
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	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 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	4 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Adobe Acrobat Reader Adobe Acrobat e-Book Reader Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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