ASUS P8H61-M LX2 vs ASUS P9X79-E WS

Key differences

The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 56 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-M LX2 (64 GB vs 8 GB). The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX2 (1 vs 0). The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 6 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX2 (6 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-M LX2, LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS P9X79-E WS. Memory channels: Dual-channel on the ASUS P8H61-M LX2, Quad-channel on the ASUS P9X79-E WS.

• Processor socket
  • P8H61-M LX2:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • P9X79-E WS:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
• Memory channels
  • P8H61-M LX2:Dual-channel
  • P9X79-E WS:Quad-channel
• ECC сompatibility
  • P8H61-M LX2:Non-ECC
  • P9X79-E WS:ECC & Non-ECC
• Maximum internal memory
  • P8H61-M LX2:8 GB
  • P9X79-E WS:64 GB
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
  • P8H61-M LX2:0
  • P9X79-E WS:1
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • P8H61-M LX2:0
  • P9X79-E WS:6
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • P8H61-M LX2:6
  • P9X79-E WS:10
• USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
  • P8H61-M LX2:0
  • P9X79-E WS:2