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 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
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
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	2
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
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
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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 interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8110C
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel® 915P Express
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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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