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ASUS H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B150 Gaming M3

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 14identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • B150 Gaming M3:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
  • Supported memory types
    • H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
    • B150 Gaming M3:DDR4-SDRAM
  • Number of memory slots
    • H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • B150 Gaming M3:4
  • ECC сompatibility
    • H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Non-ECC
    • B150 Gaming M3:ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600,1066 MHz
    • B150 Gaming M3:2133 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
    • B150 Gaming M3:64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • B150 Gaming M3:M.2, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • B150 Gaming M3:1

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Comparison of H81M-R, B150 Gaming M3
65 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1066 MHz2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIIM.2, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA Express connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GRAtheros Killer E2400
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® B150
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers190 mm304 mm
DepthDiffers177 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source

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