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ASUS P8H61-I LX vs MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-I LX (4 vs 2). The MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-I LX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS P8H61-I LX (1 vs 0). Compatible processor series: Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5 on the ASUS P8H61-I LX, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-I LX, 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz on the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- P8H61-I LX:2
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-I LX:16 GB
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-I LX:SATA II
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8H61-I LX:0
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8H61-I LX:0
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H61-I LX:4
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-I LX:4
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8H61-I LX:0
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of P8H61-I LX, B75MA-P45
62 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-I LX View product	B MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-P45 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory3 differ
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 speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	32 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	4
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel B75
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm

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