Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

43specifications compared
10differ
33identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS has 1 more PCI Express x1 slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more PCI Express slots version than the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS (3.0 vs 2.0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,2133 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS, 800,1066,1333,2200 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111E on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS, Realtek RTL8111F on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:1066,2133 MHz
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:3
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:Realtek RTL8111E
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111F
PCI Express x1 slots
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:3
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
PCI Express slots version
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:2.0
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3.0
BIOS type
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:AMI
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:EFI AMI
ACPI version
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:2.0
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2.0a
Width
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:244 mm
- GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:226 mm

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX PLUS, GA-H61M-S1
60 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S1 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S1 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111F
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	174 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

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