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ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0 vs MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 26identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (2 vs 1). The MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0 (1 vs 0). The MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0 (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0, mini ITX on the MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:SATA II
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:2
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:0
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:0
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:4
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:0
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:0
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0:2
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1

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Comparison of P8H61-M LX PLUS R2.0, Z77IA-E53
84 specifications
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNot supported
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0+HS
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel Z77
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOC Genie II
Expansion slots1 differ
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.03.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers183 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Z77
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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