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ASUS P8H61-M LX2 R2.0 vs GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 28identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:SATA II
    • GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:4
    • GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:0
    • GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:0
    • GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:4
    • GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:6
    • GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • P8H61-M LX2 R2.0:0
    • GA-B85M-D2V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX2 R2.0, GA-B85M-D2V
71 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers04
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111FUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots22
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers198.2 mm174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton® Internet Security (OEM), Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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