Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS SABERTOOTH X79 vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

52specifications compared
34differ
18identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- SABERTOOTH X79: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
- SABERTOOTH X79:8
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Memory channels
- SABERTOOTH X79:Quad-channel
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- SABERTOOTH X79:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- SABERTOOTH X79:64 GB
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported memory module capacities
- SABERTOOTH X79:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- SABERTOOTH X79:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- SABERTOOTH X79:4
- GA-H61M-D2H-USB3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of SABERTOOTH X79, GA-H61M-D2H-USB3
83 specifications	A ASUS SABERTOOTH X79 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 processors	1	1
Memory5 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	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 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	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/O3 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
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	6	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
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 inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel X79	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 content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffers	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities	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
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Marvell PCIe 9128, ASMedia ASM1061	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel X79	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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