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ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 vs ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

46specifications compared
13differ
33identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 (3 vs 2). The ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 (1 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0, 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz on the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA on the ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:2
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:SATA
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum resolution
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:2048 x 1536 pixels
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:2
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:0
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:0
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:0
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8H61-M LX3 R2.0:1
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX3 R2.0, P8Q77-M2
89 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LX3 R2.0 View product	B ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8Q77-M2 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
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1748 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® 82579
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® Q77 Express
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	128 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Antivirus
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Q77
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	183 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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