Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

40specifications compared
17differ
23identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2

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Comparison of H61M-D, H81I
73 specifications	A ASUS H61M-D Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model H61M-D View product	B MSI H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model H81I View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
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 clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
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	3840 x 2160 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/O4 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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
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
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	175 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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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