Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

47specifications compared
30differ
17identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX: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 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Memory channels
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Quad-channel
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Dual-channel
Maximum internal memory
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:64 GB
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:6
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of P9X79, GA-H61M-D2H-USB3
82 specifications	A ASUS P9X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model P9X79 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory4 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
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
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Not supported
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports10 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82579V	Atheros AR8151
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AWARD
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	1.0b
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0, DMI 2.0, WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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