Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX

45specifications compared
15differ
30identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
Supported memory clock speeds
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1

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Comparison of H81M2, A88XM-E35
66 specifications	A ASUS H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M2 View product	B MSI A88XM-E35 AMD A88X Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A88XM-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
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
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, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
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 A88X
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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