Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H81TI motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

41specifications compared
20differ
21identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H81TI motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory slots type
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DIMM
- H81TI motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- H81TI motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81TI motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81TI motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H81TI motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H81TI motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H81TI motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2

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Comparison of H61M-F, H81TI
61 specifications	A ASUS H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-F View product	B MSI H81TI motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model H81TI 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®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
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
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 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 quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H81
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
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
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	170 mm
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
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11

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