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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z vs MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 17identical
  • 50known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z, Intel on the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the ASUS Crosshair V Formula-Z, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3+
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA II
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 6
    • 2

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H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Model H61M-E33/W8

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3+LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5.2 GT/s
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2400 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers80
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers62
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers86
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 990FXIntel® H61
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneROG Connect Digi+ II GameFirst iROG Extreme Tweaker COP EX ASUS C.P.R.
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one2x1, 2x16+2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneCrossFire, SATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneGameFirst II Kaspersky Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ROG CPU-Z ASUS WebStorage ASUS Utilities
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneASMedia ASM1061
Controller interface typeKnown for oneAMD SB950
Audio outputKnown for one6
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor front side busKnown for one100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes

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