Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

49specifications compared
9differ
40identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum graphics card memory
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
Maximum resolution
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Width
- H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:226 mm
- H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:228 mm

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Comparison of H81M-A, H81M-P32
76 specifications	A ASUS H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-A View product	B MSI H81M-P32 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-P32 View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Featuresidentical
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	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	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
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	226 mm	228 mm
DepthDiffers	175 mm	243 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

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