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 socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
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 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
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
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
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
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111F	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC1150
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
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
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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