Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z87 MPOWER SP

41specifications compared
20differ
21identical
33known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Z87 MPOWER SP:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- Z87 MPOWER SP:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z87 MPOWER SP:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z87 MPOWER SP:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- Z87 MPOWER SP:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER SP:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- Z87 MPOWER SP:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z87 MPOWER SP:6

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Comparison of H61M-K, Z87 MPOWER SP
74 specifications	A ASUS H61M-K Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-K View product	B MSI Z87 MPOWER SP 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®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
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
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	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 ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111F	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	7
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz

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