Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0 vs MSI Z68A-G43 (G3)

32specifications compared
11differ
21identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:2
- Z68A-G43 (G3):4
Maximum internal memory
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:16 GB
- Z68A-G43 (G3):32 GB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:2
- Z68A-G43 (G3):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:6
- Z68A-G43 (G3):4
PS/2 ports quantity
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:2
- Z68A-G43 (G3):0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:0
- Z68A-G43 (G3):1
DVI-D ports quantity
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:0
- Z68A-G43 (G3):1
Motherboard chipset
- MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0:Intel® H61
- Z68A-G43 (G3):Intel Z68

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Comparison of MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0, Z68A-G43 (G3)
67 specifications	A ASUS MB P8H61 PRO/INTEL LGA 1155/ATX Rev.3.0 View product	B MSI Z68A-G43 (G3)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA	SATA
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
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 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	2200 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	3050 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME, WOR by PME, PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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