Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI A78M-E35 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX

45specifications compared
15differ
30identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
- A78M-E35 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- A78M-E35 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
Supported memory clock speeds
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- A78M-E35 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- A78M-E35 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- A78M-E35 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- A78M-E35 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- A78M-E35 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- A78M-E35 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1

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Comparison of H81M2, A78M-E35
67 specifications	A ASUS H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M2 View product	B MSI A78M-E35 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A78M-E35 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Socket FM2
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 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
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	AMD A78
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	198 mm	216 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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