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ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI B85M-E33 V2

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 36identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • B85M-E33 V2:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
    • B85M-E33 V2:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1042 MB
    • B85M-E33 V2:1760 MB
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
    • B85M-E33 V2:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
    • B85M-E33 V2:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
    • B85M-E33 V2:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
    • B85M-E33 V2:2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
    • B85M-E33 V2:1

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Comparison of H61M-PRO, B85M-E33 V2
74 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesDiffersi3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxxi3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers1042 MB1760 MB
Graphics card familyIntelIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
DirectX version1111
Discrete graphics supportYesYes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inYesYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111GRealtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel® B85
Audio chipRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers234 mm228 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source

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