Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 vs ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0

61specifications compared
29differ
32identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 has 0.2 GT/s more system bus rate than the ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 (5.2 GT/s vs 5 GT/s). The ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 (4 vs 2). The ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 (32 GB vs 16 GB). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0, AMD on the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0, Socket AM3+ on the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0.

Processor manufacturer
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:Intel
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:AMD
Processor socket
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:Socket AM3+
System bus rate
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:5 GT/s
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:5.2 GT/s
Number of memory slots
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:2
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:4
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:16 GB
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:SATA, SATA II
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:3
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8H61/USB3 R2.0:0
- SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0:1

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Comparison of P8H61/USB3 R2.0, SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0
87 specifications	A ASUS P8H61/USB3 R2.0 View product	B ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX R2.0 View product
Processor4 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 FX, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8
System bus rateDiffers	5 GT/s	5.2 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	8
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
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
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD 990FX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB950
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots5 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16	1x1, 1x4, 1x16, 2x8, 2x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	198.1 mm	244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA	CrossFire, SATA
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Antivirus
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASMedia PCIe SATA
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB950
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5
Special featuresKnown for one	2 x Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source

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