Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 vs MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

45specifications compared
11differ
34identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 (2 vs 1). The MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 (2 vs 1). Only the ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 has on-board graphics card. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2200 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0, 1066,1333 MHz on the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:SATA
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
On-board graphics card
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:Yes
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:1
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:1
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:1
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
LAN controller
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:Realtek RTL8111F
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
PCI Express x1 slots
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:2
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Width
- P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0:244 mm
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:226 mm

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Comparison of P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0, H61M-P31/W8
75 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LE/CSM R2.0 View product	B MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P31/W8 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®, Intel® Pentium® Dual-Core	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2200 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16, 2x1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
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
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	198 mm	173 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

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