Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

29specifications compared
11differ
18identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 10 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (12 vs 2). The ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA on the ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, SATA II on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:12
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:12
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
Motherboard chipset
- P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel Z68
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® H61

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Comparison of P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3, GA-H61M-DS2H
70 specifications	A ASUS P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 motherboard Intel Z68 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8Z68-V-PRO/GN3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-DS2H View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	12	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	12	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111F
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z68	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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