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ASUS H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B150M Bazooka

36specifications compared
16differ
20identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- B150M Bazooka:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Supported memory types
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- B150M Bazooka:DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- B150M Bazooka:4
ECC сompatibility
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Non-ECC
- B150M Bazooka:ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600,1066 MHz
- B150M Bazooka:2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- B150M Bazooka:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- B150M Bazooka:SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- B150M Bazooka:6

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Comparison of H81M-R, B150M Bazooka
59 specifications	A ASUS H81M-R Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-R View product	B MSI B150M Bazooka View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory5 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	Non-ECC	ECC & Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1066 MHz	2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111GR	Realtek RTL8111H
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® B150
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	190 mm	235 mm
DepthDiffers	177 mm	228 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of SATA Express portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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