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ASUS H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI H87I AC

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 31identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

  • Memory slots type
    • H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SO-DIMM
    • H87I AC:DIMM
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
    • H87I AC:SATA III
  • Number of displays supported
    • H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
    • H87I AC:3
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:3
    • H87I AC:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
    • H87I AC:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
    • H87I AC:4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
    • H87I AC:0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • H81T Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
    • H87I AC:4

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Comparison of H81T, H87I AC
86 specifications
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeDiffersSO-DIMMDIMM
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of displays supportedDiffers23
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers31
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GRealtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® H87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887-VDRealtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of processors supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Processor front side busKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source

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