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ASUS H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 34identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1024 MB
    • H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
    • H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
    • H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:6
    • H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
    • H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
    • H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
    • H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
    • H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of H81I-PLUS, H81M-E33
73 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers1024 MB1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2304 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111GRealtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® H81Intel® H81
Audio chipRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333,1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one16 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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