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
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	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
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	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 interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD A78
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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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