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ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX vs MSI A68HM-P33 V2

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 20identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A68HM-P33 V2 has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (4 vs 1). The MSI A68HM-P33 V2 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the MSI A68HM-P33 V2 (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX, AMD on the MSI A68HM-P33 V2. Processor socket: BGA 1170 on the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX, Socket FM2+ on the MSI A68HM-P33 V2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:Intel
    • A68HM-P33 V2:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:BGA 1170
    • A68HM-P33 V2:Socket FM2+
  • Compatible processor series
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:Intel® Celeron®
    • A68HM-P33 V2:AMD A
  • Memory channels
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:Dual-channel
    • A68HM-P33 V2:Dodeca-channel
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1066,1600 MHz
    • A68HM-P33 V2:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1
    • A68HM-P33 V2:4
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:2
    • A68HM-P33 V2:4
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1
    • A68HM-P33 V2:0

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Comparison of N3050M-E, A68HM-P33 V2
71 specifications
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1170Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®AMD A
Processor modelKnown for oneN3050Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsDiffersDual-channelDodeca-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1600 MHz1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers14
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HRealtek 8111G
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceAMD A68H
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-xUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers178 mm173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1066,1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one4GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source

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