Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H81M-P32L Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

48specifications compared
17differ
31identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H81M-P32L Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- H81M-P32L Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1042 MB
- H81M-P32L Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81M-P32L Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H81M-P32L Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H81M-P32L Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H81M-P32L Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H81M-P32L Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of H61M-PRO, H81M-P32L
70 specifications	A ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-PRO View product	B MSI H81M-P32L Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-P32L View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron® G, 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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O4 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 connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
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 in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H81
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	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 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	228 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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