Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI Z87 MPOWER SP

Add a product
  • 50specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 30identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:SATA III
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1024 MB
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:1760 MB
  • Maximum resolution
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4096 x 2304 pixels
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:4096 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:6
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:8
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • H81I-PLUS Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:2

Side by side

Differences highlightedShow differences only (on)
Comparison of H81I-PLUS, Z87 MPOWER SP
80 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics3 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers1024 MB1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Maximum resolutionDiffers4096 x 2304 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
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
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GBigfoot Killer E2205
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1150
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 MHz
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
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

A dash means the value is not stated by the source. Unknown values are never counted for or against a product, and there is no overall score.

More motherboard comparisons

All motherboard comparisons