Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX

42specifications compared
24differ
18identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Intel
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
Number of memory slots
- H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
Memory slots type
- H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:DIMM
Supported memory clock speeds
- H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1666,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:3
- A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2

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Comparison of H81T, A78M-E45
62 specifications	A ASUS H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model H81T View product	B MSI A78M-E45 AMD A78 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A78M-E45 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
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots typeDiffers	SO-DIMM	DIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1666,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
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
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11.1
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	AMD A78
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887-VD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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