Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs ASUS P8H61 PLUS

48specifications compared
12differ
36identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory module capacities
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- P8H61 PLUS:8GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- P8H61 PLUS:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- P8H61 PLUS:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- P8H61 PLUS:4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- P8H61 PLUS:0
HDMI ports quantity
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- P8H61 PLUS:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- P8H61 PLUS:0
Motherboard form factor
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P8H61 PLUS:ATX

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Comparison of P8H61-M, P8H61 PLUS
75 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8H61-M View product	B ASUS P8H61 PLUS View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	10.1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit LAN
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
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
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Precision Tweaker - vCore: adjustable CPU voltage at 0.01V increment – vCCIO: adjustable I/O voltage at 0.005V increment - vDRAM Bus: 190-step DRAM voltage control - vPCH: 190-step chipset voltage control SFS (Stepless Frequency Selection) - BCLK/PEG frequency tuning from 80MHz up to 300MHz at 1MHz
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	EFI	EFI
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	203 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Trial softwareDiffers	Antivirus	Anti-virus software (OEM version)
Bundled software	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel H61(B3)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Manageability featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE

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