Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX

45specifications compared
18differ
27identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:8 GB
Supported memory module capacities
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 512MB
On-board graphics card
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:4
HDMI ports quantity
- P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-M68MT-S2P Socket AM3 micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P8H61-M, GA-M68MT-S2P
80 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8H61-M 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
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	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	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 512MB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	SATA II	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
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
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA
Internal I/Oidentical
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8211CL
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC888B
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7 / Vista / XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
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 content1 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareDiffers	Antivirus	Norton Internet Security
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 guideKnown 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)

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