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ASUS H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H87I AC

44specifications compared
18differ
26identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H87I AC:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory module capacities
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4GB, 8GB
- H87I AC:8GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- H87I AC:SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H87I AC:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H87I AC:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H87I AC: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
- H87I AC:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H87I AC:1

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Comparison of H61M-F, H87I AC
84 specifications	A ASUS H61M-F Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-F View product	B MSI H87I AC View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
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
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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 capacitiesDiffers	4GB, 8GB	8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Flash memoryKnown for one	64 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
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	4096 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
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H87
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini PCI Express 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
BIOSidentical
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	170 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
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

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