Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0)

46specifications compared
26differ
20identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0):2
Maximum internal memory
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
- GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0):16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
- GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0):SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
- GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0):0
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0):0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
- GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of Z97-E, GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0)
73 specifications	A ASUS Z97-E motherboard Intel® Z97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z97-E View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-WW (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-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	1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2250,2400,2600,2666,2800,2933,3000,3100,3200 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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	2	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 quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® I218-V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Mini PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z97	Intel® H61 Express
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, Win
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS, Q-Flash, Xpress Recovery2, EasyTune, ON/OFF Charge
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	5.0	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	174 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

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