Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

39specifications compared
15differ
24identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS 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 LX PLUS 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 MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 more firewire (IEEE 1394) ports than the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0 (1 vs 0). Only the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0 has on-board graphics card. Processor socket: LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS 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 LX PLUS 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 LX PLUS R2.0:DDR3-SDRAM
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:DDR-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:16 GB
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:SATA II
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Parallel ATA, SATA
On-board graphics card
- P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:Yes
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:No
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:4
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:0
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:1
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0, 915PM-ILR
71 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS 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® 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	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 II	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	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O1 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
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
Power fan connectorKnown 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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	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	2	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 quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel ICH6
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	1.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	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	183 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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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