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ASUS P8H61-M EVO vs MSI Z68A-G43 (B3)

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 30identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-M EVO (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M EVO (4 vs 3). The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M EVO (3 vs 2). Only the ASUS P8H61-M EVO has on-board graphics card. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-M EVO, 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz on the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3).

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • P8H61-M EVO:1066,1333 MHz
    • Z68A-G43 (B3):1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P8H61-M EVO:16 GB
    • Z68A-G43 (B3):32 GB
  • On-board graphics card
    • P8H61-M EVO:Yes
    • Z68A-G43 (B3):No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8H61-M EVO:3
    • Z68A-G43 (B3):4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P8H61-M EVO:2
    • Z68A-G43 (B3):3
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P8H61-M EVO:1
    • Z68A-G43 (B3):2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • P8H61-M EVO:1
    • Z68A-G43 (B3):0
  • Headphone outputs
    • P8H61-M EVO:5
    • Z68A-G43 (B3):1

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Comparison of P8H61-M EVO, Z68A-G43 (B3)
70 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers34
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsDiffers51
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital audio optical outDiffers10
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel Z68
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm220 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Z68 (B3)
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for oneAntivirusUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS utilities ASUS UpdateUnknown — not stated by the source

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