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ASUS P9X79 DELUXE vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 29differ
  • 17identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • P9X79 DELUXE:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
    • GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Number of memory slots
    • P9X79 DELUXE:8
    • GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
  • Memory channels
    • P9X79 DELUXE:Quad-channel
    • GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Dual-channel
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P9X79 DELUXE:64 GB
    • GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • P9X79 DELUXE:SATA II, SATA III
    • GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P9X79 DELUXE:4
    • GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • P9X79 DELUXE:1
    • GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • P9X79 DELUXE:4
    • GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P9X79 DELUXE, GA-H61M-D2H-USB3
84 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers84
Memory slots typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDIMM
Memory channelsDiffersQuad-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Hybrid CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLINot supported
HDCPKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNoUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers40
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one5Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports10 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portDiffersYesNo
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAtheros AR8151
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one3.0+HSUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/secUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® H61
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC898Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceMicrosoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFIAWARD
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNorton Internet Security
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source

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