Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) vs GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

22specifications compared
14differ
8identical
61known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) (2 vs 1). The ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 2 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) has 3 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 1). Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R), LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R), 800,1066,1333 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):LGA 2011 (Socket R)
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1066,1333,1600 MHz
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):1
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):6
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):4
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R):2
- GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Z9PH-D16/QDR, GA-H61M-DS2H
83 specifications	A ASUS Z9PH-D16/QDR Intel® C602 LGA 2011 (Socket R) Model Z9PH-D16/QDR View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H61M-DS2H motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-H61M-DS2H View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 2011 (Socket R)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-2600	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	4, 6, 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum RDIMM memoryKnown for one	512 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Serial Attached SCSI (SAS)	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	6	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111F
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	172.7 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	424.2 mm	174 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	16GB, 32GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	16	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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