Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

47specifications compared
17differ
30identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H81M-P32 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-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1024 MB
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
Maximum resolution
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2048 x 1536 pixels
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
Number of SATA III connectors
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81M-P32 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-P32 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-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of B75M-Plus, H81M-P32
76 specifications	A ASUS B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75M-Plus View product	B MSI H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-P32 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
Memory3 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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O3 differ
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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B75	Intel® H81
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots1 differ
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 slotsDiffers	1	2
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
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	228 mm
DepthDiffers	198 mm	243 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

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