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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
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXmicro ATX
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
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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