Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-MX USB3 vs GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD

41specifications compared
15differ
26identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS P8H61-MX USB3 (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P8H61-MX USB3 (6 vs 4). The ASUS P8H61-MX USB3 has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD (2 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P8H61-MX USB3, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-MX USB3, Socket AM3+ on the GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD.

Processor manufacturer
- P8H61-MX USB3:Intel
- GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P8H61-MX USB3:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3+
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-MX USB3:SATA, SATA II
- GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:SATA
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H61-MX USB3:4
- GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:6
Number of SATA connectors
- P8H61-MX USB3:4
- GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8H61-MX USB3:2
- GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61-MX USB3:1
- GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- P8H61-MX USB3:1
- GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD:0

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Comparison of P8H61-MX USB3, GA-78LMT-S2
80 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-MX USB3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-78LMT-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-78LMT-S2 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 X4, AMD Phenom II X6
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
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, SATA II	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD 760G
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB710
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	183 mm	188 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	2 x Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source

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