Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z68-V LX vs GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

41specifications compared
20differ
21identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- P8Z68-V LX:4
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P8Z68-V LX:32 GB
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z68-V LX:8
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z68-V LX:4
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8Z68-V LX:2
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8Z68-V LX:0
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8Z68-V LX:1
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- P8Z68-V LX:1
- GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0

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Comparison of P8Z68-V LX, GA-P61-S3
71 specifications	A ASUS P8Z68-V LX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P61-S3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-P61-S3 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®
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
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 ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111F
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	3.0
PCI slots	3	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	190 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareDiffers	LucidLogix Virtu OEM	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL PME, WOR 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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