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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M-P PLUS vs MSI A88X-G41 PC Mate V2

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  • 37specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 20identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A88X-G41 PC Mate V2 has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS H81M-P PLUS (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI A88X-G41 PC Mate V2 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS H81M-P PLUS (3 vs 2). The MSI A88X-G41 PC Mate V2 has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H81M-P PLUS (6 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS H81M-P PLUS, AMD on the MSI A88X-G41 PC Mate V2. Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS H81M-P PLUS, Socket FM2+ on the MSI A88X-G41 PC Mate V2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • Socket FM2+
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • 1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 32 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4

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H81M-P PLUSView product
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A88X-G41 PC Mate V2View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®AMD A
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity00
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I218-VRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features4 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81AMD A88X
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 10 Education x64, Windows 10 Enterprise x64, Windows 10 Home x64, Windows 10 Pro x64, Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, 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, WindowYes
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneNo
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneNo
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers174 mm214 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneNo

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