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ASUS H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 10identical
  • 52known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1666 MHz
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:1333,1600 MHz
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:1
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:0
  • Component for
    • H81M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:PC
    • P9D-I Intel® C222 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) Mini-ITX:Server

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Comparison of H81M-C/CSM, P9D-I
75 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceE3-1200
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2, 4
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMMUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1666 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1200 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 MB
On-board graphics card modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAspeed AST2300
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectors22
Number of SATA II connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCServer
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXMini-ITX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® C222
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeKnown for oneATXUnknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceCE, FCC
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers10
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm170 mm
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® I210-AT
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source-40 - 70 °C
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source10 - 35 °C
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source20 - 90%
Packaging contentidentical
User guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2GB, 4GB
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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