Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

41specifications compared
15differ
26identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1042 MB
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1760 MB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX: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
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0

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Comparison of H61M-PRO, H81-P33
70 specifications	A ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-PRO View product	B MSI H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H81-P33 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
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
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 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 II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1042 MB	1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX version	11	11
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) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known 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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
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 quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
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 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 jumperKnown for one	Yes	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	214 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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