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ASUS P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

75specifications compared
29differ
46identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has microphone in. Only the ASUS P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has S/PDIF out port.

Number of memory slots
- P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported memory module capacities
- P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Maximum resolution
- P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2560 x 1600 pixels
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P8Z77-V, GA-H61M-DS2V
91 specifications	A ASUS P8Z77-V Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8Z77-V View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2V motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-DS2V View product
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Not supported
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2560 x 1600 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	1
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Microphone inDiffers	No	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82579V	Realtek RTL8111F
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiDiffers	Yes	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z77	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	174 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ASMedia PCIe SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel Z77	Intel H61
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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