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ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H61M-E23 (G3)

30specifications compared
15differ
15identical
49known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-E23 (G3) (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 3 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI H61M-E23 (G3) (5 vs 2). The MSI H61M-E23 (G3) has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Only the MSI H61M-E23 (G3) has microphone in. ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Non-ECC on the MSI H61M-E23 (G3).

ECC сompatibility
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:ECC
- H61M-E23 (G3):Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- H61M-E23 (G3):1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
- H61M-E23 (G3):16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA III
- H61M-E23 (G3):SATA II
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- H61M-E23 (G3):2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61M-E23 (G3):4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- H61M-E23 (G3):1
Microphone in
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
- H61M-E23 (G3):Yes

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Comparison of P8B-MX, H61M-E23 (G3)
79 specifications	A ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B-MX View product	B MSI H61M-E23 (G3)View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E3-1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2050	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inDiffers	No	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C202	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16	1x16, 2x1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243.8 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H61(B3)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source

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