Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-I R2.0 vs MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

47specifications compared
16differ
31identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 11 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS P8H61-I R2.0 (1759 MB vs 1748 MB). The MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8H61-I R2.0 (2 vs 1). The MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61-I R2.0 (6 vs 4). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-I R2.0, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II on the ASUS P8H61-I R2.0, SATA II on the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-I R2.0:SATA, SATA II
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Maximum graphics card memory
- P8H61-I R2.0:1748 MB
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1759 MB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8H61-I R2.0:1
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-I R2.0:4
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8H61-I R2.0:2
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61-I R2.0:1
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- P8H61-I R2.0:1
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- P8H61-I R2.0:3
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P8H61-I R2.0, H61M-E33/W8
88 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-I R2.0 View product	B MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-E33/W8 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1748 MB	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	171 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	171 mm	226 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
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	2 x Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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