Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LX3 PLUS vs GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

42specifications compared
17differ
25identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 PLUS (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 PLUS (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 PLUS (4 vs 3). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 PLUS, 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 PLUS, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- P8H61-M LX3 PLUS:2
- GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-M LX3 PLUS:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-M LX3 PLUS:16 GB
- GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-M LX3 PLUS:SATA II
- GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-M LX3 PLUS:3
- GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61-M LX3 PLUS:2
- GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- P8H61-M LX3 PLUS:Realtek RTL8111F
- GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
Motherboard chipset
- P8H61-M LX3 PLUS:Intel® H61
- GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® H67

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX3 PLUS, GA-H67MA-USB3
80 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LX3 PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H67MA-USB3 motherboard Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H67MA-USB3 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
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, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion 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	2
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H67
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x1, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	173 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel H61(B3)	iTE IT8728
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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