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ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3)

38specifications compared
13differ
25identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3) has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (2 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, 1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz on the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3). Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Fast Ethernet on the MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3).

Number of memory slots
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):32 GB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):1
Ethernet interface type
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):Fast Ethernet
Motherboard chipset
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel® H61
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):Intel Z68
Audio chip
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Realtek ALC887
- Z68A-GD65 (B3):Realtek ALC892

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Comparison of P8H61-V, Z68A-GD65 (B3)
61 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8H61-V View product	B MSI Z68A-GD65 (B3)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 processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacities	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
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 quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z68
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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