Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 vs GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

49specifications compared
29differ
20identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 has 75 W more processor thermal power (max) than the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (140 W vs 65 W). The ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (4 vs 2). The ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 has 24 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (32 GB vs 8 GB). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX.

Processor manufacturer
- SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0:AMD
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Intel
Processor socket
- SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0:Socket AM3+
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Processor thermal power (max)
- SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0:140 W
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:65 W
Number of memory slots
- SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0:4
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
Memory slots type
- SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0:DIMM
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0:32 GB
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:8 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0:SATA III
- GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II

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Comparison of SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0, GA-H61TN
79 specifications	A ASUS SABERTOOTH 990FX/GEN3 R2.0 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61TN motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model GA-H61TN View product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II Dual-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Quad-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II Triple-Core Mobile	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor thermal power (max)Differs	140 W	65 W
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory4 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	8 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Not supported
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	3
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)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	1
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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features5 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Nettop
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 990FX	Intel® H61
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Number of processors supported	1	1
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	4	2
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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