Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS vs GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel®

32specifications compared
18differ
14identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® has 1 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS (3 vs 2). The ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS has 14 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® (16 GB vs 2 GB). The ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® (3 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS, Socket 478 on the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel®. Supported memory types: DDR3-SDRAM on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS, DDR-SDRAM on the GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel®.

Processor socket
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:Socket 478
Supported memory types
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:DDR3-SDRAM
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:2
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:3
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:1066,2133 MHz
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:266 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:16 GB
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:3
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:4
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:0
- GA-8IG motherboard Intel®:2

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX PLUS, GA-8IG
61 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8IG motherboard Intel® Model GA-8IG View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	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	1066,2133 MHz	266 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 V
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
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	2
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® 845G
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows XP, Vista, 7
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 typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	2 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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