Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

46specifications compared
16differ
30identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 736 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1760 MB vs 1024 MB). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz on the ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Motherboard chipset: Intel® H61 on the ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Intel B75 on the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1024 MB
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1760 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
Number of EATX power connectors
- H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of H61M-PLUS, B75MA-G43
65 specifications	A ASUS H61M-PLUS Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-PLUS View product	B MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-G43 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
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	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Maximum resolution	2048 x 1536 pixels	2048 x 1536 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/O6 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
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 quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel B75
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	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 x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16+1x4
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	180 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
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

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