Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z87 MPOWER SP

51specifications compared
21differ
30identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:16 GB
- Z87 MPOWER SP:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- Z87 MPOWER SP:SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1024 MB
- Z87 MPOWER SP:1760 MB
Maximum resolution
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
- Z87 MPOWER SP:4096 x 2160 pixels
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
- Z87 MPOWER SP:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- Z87 MPOWER SP:8
Number of SATA II connectors
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- Z87 MPOWER SP:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER SP:3

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Comparison of H81-PLUS, Z87 MPOWER SP
82 specifications	A ASUS H81-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H81-PLUS View product	B MSI Z87 MPOWER SP 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
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1666 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics3 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	2
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111G	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC1150
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	188 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	7
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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