Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61 PLUS vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

41specifications compared
15differ
26identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61 PLUS:1066,1333 MHz
- GA-H61M-D2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
On-board graphics card
- P8H61 PLUS:No
- GA-H61M-D2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61 PLUS:3
- GA-H61M-D2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61 PLUS:4
- GA-H61M-D2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8H61 PLUS:0
- GA-H61M-D2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P8H61 PLUS:0
- GA-H61M-D2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Networking features
- P8H61 PLUS:Gigabit LAN
- GA-H61M-D2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P8H61 PLUS:ATX
- GA-H61M-D2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P8H61 PLUS, GA-H61M-D2P-B3
60 specifications	A ASUS P8H61 PLUS View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2P-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-D2P-B3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
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	4	6
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	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	3	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	AWARD
BIOS memory size	32 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	iTE IT8728

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