Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

52specifications compared
19differ
33identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II on the ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
Number of EATX power connectors
- H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of H61M-A/USB3, B75MA-G43
95 specifications	A ASUS H61M-A/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-A/USB3 View product	B MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-G43 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O6 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel B75
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16	1x16+1x4
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
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 jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	244 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
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	2 x Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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