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ASUS H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI B85M-P33 V2

43specifications compared
15differ
28identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- B85M-P33 V2:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA
- B85M-P33 V2:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- B85M-P33 V2:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- B85M-P33 V2:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- B85M-P33 V2:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- B85M-P33 V2:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- B85M-P33 V2:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- B85M-P33 V2:2

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Comparison of H61M-D, B85M-P33 V2
69 specifications	A ASUS H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model H61M-D View product	B MSI B85M-P33 V2 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
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	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	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
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 quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	175 mm	228 mm
Depth	226 mm	226 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of processors supported	1	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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

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