Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI H61M-E23 (B3)

32specifications compared
13differ
19identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-E23 (B3) (4 vs 2). The ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI H61M-E23 (B3) (4 vs 3). The ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI H61M-E23 (B3) (6 vs 4). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, Intel on the MSI H61M-E23 (B3). Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-E23 (B3).

Processor manufacturer
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- H61M-E23 (B3):Intel
Processor socket
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- H61M-E23 (B3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- H61M-E23 (B3):2
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- H61M-E23 (B3):3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
- H61M-E23 (B3):4
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H61M-E23 (B3):1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H61M-E23 (B3):1
Headphone outputs
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:3
- H61M-E23 (B3):1

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Comparison of M4A87T, H61M-E23 (B3)
64 specifications	A ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A87T View product	B MSI H61M-E23 (B3)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Flash memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 MB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 870 (RX881)	Intel® H61
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	8 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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