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
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
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
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 EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Networkidentical
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
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel B75
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16+1x4
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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