Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M R3.0 vs GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX

46specifications compared
19differ
27identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P8H61-M R3.0:Intel
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P8H61-M R3.0:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-M R3.0:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-M R3.0:16 GB
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
Supported memory module capacities
- P8H61-M R3.0:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 512MB
Graphics card family
- P8H61-M R3.0:Intel
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:NVIDIA
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-M R3.0:4
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P8H61-M R3.0:0
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P8H61-M R3.0, GA-M68MT-S2P
66 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M R3.0 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-M68MT-S2P View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 512MB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphics1 differ
Graphics card familyDiffers	Intel	NVIDIA
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8211CL
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC888B
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	213 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Supports @BIOS Supports Q-Flash Support for Xpress BIOS Rescue Supports Download Center Supports Xpress Install Supports Xpress Recovery2 Supports EasyTune(Note 4)
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD

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