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ASUS H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z87 MPOWER SP

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 30identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Maximum internal memory
    • H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:SATA III
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:1760 MB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:8
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H81M-A Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • Z87 MPOWER SP:3

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Comparison of H81M-A, Z87 MPOWER SP
79 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 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
Graphics2 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
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers28
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers13
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — 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 one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
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 factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1150
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers24
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 oneUEFI AMIUnknown — 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
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers175 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
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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