Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

45specifications compared
10differ
35identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1066,1333,1666 MHz
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:16 GB
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1024 MB
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
HDMI ports quantity
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of H81-PLUS, H81M-E33
76 specifications	A ASUS H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H81-PLUS View product	B MSI H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-E33 View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1666 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan 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 quantityDiffers	2	4
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	188 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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

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