Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H61M-P31 (G3)

55specifications compared
16differ
39identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI H61M-P31 (G3) has 735 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1759 MB vs 1024 MB). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz on the ASUS P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1066,1333 MHz on the MSI H61M-P31 (G3). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, SATA II on the MSI H61M-P31 (G3).

Number of memory slots
- P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H61M-P31 (G3):2
Maximum internal memory
- P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
- H61M-P31 (G3):16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- H61M-P31 (G3):SATA II
Maximum graphics card memory
- P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1024 MB
- H61M-P31 (G3):1759 MB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H61M-P31 (G3):0
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H61M-P31 (G3):0
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- H61M-P31 (G3):4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- H61M-P31 (G3):6

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Comparison of P8B75-M/CSM, H61M-P31 (G3)
80 specifications	A ASUS P8B75-M/CSM motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B75-M/CSM View product	B MSI H61M-P31 (G3)View product
Processoridentical
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 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, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1759 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	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	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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