Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX

45specifications compared
22differ
23identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
Number of memory slots
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1042 MB
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2048 MB
Maximum resolution
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2048 x 1536 pixels
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX version
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:11
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:11.1

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Comparison of H61M-PRO, A78M-E45
68 specifications	A ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-PRO View product	B MSI A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A78M-E45 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1333,1600,1666,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	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, 10
Graphics3 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1042 MB	2048 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionDiffers	11	11.1
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD A78
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	234 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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