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ASUS P8C WS vs MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 26differ
  • 28identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8C WS has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8C WS (2 vs 1). The ASUS P8C WS has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS P8C WS, Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS P8C WS, Non-ECC on the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • P8C WS:4
    • H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
  • ECC сompatibility
    • P8C WS:ECC & Non-ECC
    • H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • P8C WS:1333,1600 MHz
    • H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • P8C WS:SATA II, SATA III
    • H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • P8C WS:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
    • H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Not supported
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8C WS:1
    • H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • P8C WS:1
    • H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • P8C WS:2
    • H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P8C WS, H61M-P20
91 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECC & Non-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireXNot supported
Graphics cardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceHD Graphics
OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.1
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LRealtek RTL8105E
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Networking featuresDiffers2 x Gigabit LANFast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C216Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows Server 2008 R2 Enterprise Windows Server 2008 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows Server 2003 R2 Enterprise 32/64-bit Windows 7 32/64-bit Windows XP 32/64-bitUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x4, 2x81x16
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm173 mm
Other features1 differ
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller interface typeDiffersIntel C216Intel H61 (B3)
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one5Unknown — not stated by the source

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