Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61 R2.0 vs ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0

72specifications compared
2differ
70identical
1known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61 R2.0 has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61 R2.0 (2 vs 0).

USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61 R2.0:4
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8H61 R2.0:0
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:2

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Comparison of P8H61 R2.0, P8H61/USB3 R2.0
73 specifications	A ASUS P8H61 R2.0 View product	B ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 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 processors	1	1
System bus rate	5 GT/s	5 GT/s
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA, SATA II	SATA, SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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 quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	3	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantity	1	1
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111F
Wake-on-LAN ready	Yes	Yes
Wi-Fi	No	No
Bluetooth	No	No
Networking features	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit LAN
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoring	CPU, Fan, Temperature	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurations	1x16	1x16
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slots	3	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	EFI AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	198.1 mm	198.1 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Special features	2 x Thunderbolt	2 x Thunderbolt

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