Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS vs GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

47specifications compared
16differ
31identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS (2 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,2133 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS, 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:1066,2133 MHz
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:SATA II
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:3
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:4
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:0
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:1
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
LAN controller
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:Realtek RTL8111E
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Atheros AR8151
Motherboard form factor
- P8H61-M LX PLUS:micro ATX
- GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX PLUS, GA-P61A-D3
63 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P61A-D3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61A-D3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,2133 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Atheros AR8151
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security OEM
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8728
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes

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