Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 vs MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

40specifications compared
20differ
20identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 has 14 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 2 GB). The ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 has 4 more SATA II connectors than the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 0). The ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Only the ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0, LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Supported memory types
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:DDR3-SDRAM
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:DDR-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:16 GB
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:SATA
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Parallel ATA, SATA
On-board graphics card
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:Yes
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:No
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:4
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA connectors
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:4
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:6
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0, 915PM-ILR
77 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 View product	B MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 915PM-ILR View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 V
BandwidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 Gbit/s
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	Parallel ATA, SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan 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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8110C
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® 915P Express
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH6
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	1.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	244 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	198 mm	245 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
Trial softwareKnown for one	Anti-virus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Serial ATA/150
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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