Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H87M-P32 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

53specifications compared
16differ
37identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H87M-P32 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- H87M-P32 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
Maximum resolution
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2048 x 1536 pixels
- H87M-P32 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- H87M-P32 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H87M-P32 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H87M-P32 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H87M-P32 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H87M-P32 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of H61M-C, H87M-P32
77 specifications	A ASUS H61M-C Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-C View product	B MSI H87M-P32 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-P32 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	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
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1696 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 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	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H87
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	228 mm
Other featuresidentical
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
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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