Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

42specifications compared
17differ
25identical
29known 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-E Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 736 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS H61M-E Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1760 MB vs 1024 MB). The ASUS H61M-E 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: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS H61M-E 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 on the ASUS H61M-E 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-E Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-E Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- H61M-E Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1024 MB
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1760 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-E 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-E 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-E 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-E Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
Number of EATX power connectors
- H61M-E 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-E, B75MA-G43
71 specifications	A ASUS H61M-E Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-E View product	B MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-G43 View product
Processoridentical
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
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	0	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
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
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel B75
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16+1x4
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	175 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
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
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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