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ASUS X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0)

44specifications compared
25differ
19identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):2
Memory channels
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Quad-channel
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):Dual-channel
Maximum internal memory
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:64 GB
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:1
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):0
Number of SATA III connectors
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:8
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:6
- GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0):0

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Comparison of X79-DELUXE, GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0)
69 specifications	A ASUS X79-DELUXE Intel X79 LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model X79-DELUXE View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2 HDMI (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Core™ i7 Extreme Edition	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory4 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	8	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsDiffers	Quad-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400,2800 MHz	800,1066,1333,2200 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 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 II, SATA III	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	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	8	0
Number of SATA II connectors	4	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 connectors	1	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82579V, Realtek 8111GR	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ALC1150	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	5.0	2.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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