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ASUS P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI H61M-P31 (G3)

50specifications compared
7differ
43identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-P31 (G3) has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 71 mm more width than the MSI H61M-P31 (G3) (244 mm vs 173 mm). The MSI H61M-P31 (G3) has 46 mm more depth than the ASUS P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (226 mm vs 180 mm). Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI H61M-P31 (G3). Audio chip: VIA VT1708S on the ASUS P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Realtek ALC887 on the MSI H61M-P31 (G3).

PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- H61M-P31 (G3):2
Audio chip
- P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:VIA VT1708S
- H61M-P31 (G3):Realtek ALC887
PCI Express slots version
- P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2.0
- H61M-P31 (G3):2.0, 3.0
Width
- P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:244 mm
- H61M-P31 (G3):173 mm
Depth
- P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:180 mm
- H61M-P31 (G3):226 mm

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Comparison of P8H61-MX, H61M-P31 (G3)
71 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-MX Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8H61-MX View product	B MSI H61M-P31 (G3)View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® G	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 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	173 mm
DepthDiffers	180 mm	226 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

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