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ASUS H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

63specifications compared
11differ
52identical
4known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1066,1333,1666 MHz
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum resolution
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
HDMI ports quantity
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of H81-PLUS, H81M-A
67 specifications	A ASUS H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H81-PLUS View product	B ASUS H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-A View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
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	1066,1333,1666 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memory	1024 MB	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Differs	1	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H81	Intel® H81
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	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, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 8	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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size	64 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	188 mm	175 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes

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