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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III vs MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 25differ
  • 24identical
  • 53known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III has 1.1 more OpenGL version than the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4.2 vs 3.1). Only the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has dual Link DVI. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed III, SATA II on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA II
  • OpenGL version
    • 4.2
    • 3.1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 0
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 7
    • 2

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Maximus V Formula + Assassins Creed IIIView product
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MSI

H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Model H61M-P20/W8

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1666,1866,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyIntelIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
OpenGL versionDiffers4.23.1
DirectX version1111
Discrete graphics supportYesYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MB
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers60
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one10
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers72
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers40
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers51
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8105E
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z77Intel® H61
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers257 mm226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Dual Link DVIDiffersNoYes
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor front side busKnown for one100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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