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ASUS H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI B85M-E33 V2

44specifications compared
15differ
29identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- B85M-E33 V2:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- B85M-E33 V2:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- B85M-E33 V2:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- B85M-E33 V2:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- B85M-E33 V2:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- B85M-E33 V2:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- B85M-E33 V2:2
HDMI ports quantity
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- B85M-E33 V2:1

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Comparison of H61M-F, B85M-E33 V2
69 specifications	A ASUS H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-F View product	B MSI B85M-E33 V2 View product
Processor2 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®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesDiffers	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
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
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
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
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown 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
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro 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 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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 type	UEFI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	228 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	226 mm

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