Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

44specifications compared
13differ
31identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Maximum graphics card memory
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1024 MB
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of B75M-Plus, H81M-E33
73 specifications	A ASUS B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75M-Plus View product	B MSI H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-E33 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	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 chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B75	Intel® H81
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	198 mm	226 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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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