Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI AM1M motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX

31specifications compared
16differ
15identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel
- AM1M motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- AM1M motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:Socket AM1
Compatible processor series
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel® Celeron®
- AM1M motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Memory channels
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Dual-channel
- AM1M motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:Single-channel
Supported memory clock speeds
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- AM1M motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- AM1M motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- AM1M motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- AM1M motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of H81-GAMER, AM1M
68 specifications	A ASUS H81-GAMER Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H81-GAMER View product	B MSI AM1M motherboard Socket AM1 micro ATX Model AM1M View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket AM1
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	AMD Athlon, AMD Sempron
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Single-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111G
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Yes
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H81	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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