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ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H87I AC

57specifications compared
22differ
35identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H87I AC:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- H87I AC:SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1042 MB
- H87I AC:1760 MB
Maximum resolution
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2048 x 1536 pixels
- H87I AC:4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supported
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H87I AC:3
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H87I AC:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- H87I AC:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H87I AC:0

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Comparison of H61M-PRO, H87I AC
83 specifications	A ASUS H61M-PRO Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-PRO View product	B MSI H87I AC View product
Processor2 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 seriesDiffers	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
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 сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
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 capacities	8GB	8GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics3 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1042 MB	1760 MB
Graphics card family	Intel	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX version	11	11
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Number of displays supportedDiffers	2	3
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
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 connectors	1	1
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports6 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 quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4.0
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® H87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
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 required	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	234 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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