Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Sabertooth 990FX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

49specifications compared
29differ
20identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Sabertooth 990FX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Sabertooth 990FX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS Sabertooth 990FX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Only the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS Sabertooth 990FX, Intel on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- Sabertooth 990FX:AMD
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- Sabertooth 990FX:Socket AM3
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- Sabertooth 990FX:4
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- Sabertooth 990FX:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- Sabertooth 990FX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- Sabertooth 990FX:32 GB
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Sabertooth 990FX:SATA
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
On-board graphics card
- Sabertooth 990FX:No
- GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes

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Comparison of Sabertooth 990FX, GA-H61M-S2V-B3
75 specifications	A ASUS Sabertooth 990FX View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-S2V-B3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-S2V-B3 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
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	4	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	4
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)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
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 quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 990FX	Intel® H61
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC892	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	Windows 7/Vista/XP
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	32 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	195 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	JMicron JMB362	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes

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