Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI 880GMS-E35 motherboard AMD

42specifications compared
17differ
25identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P8H61/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- 880GMS-E35 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P8H61/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- 880GMS-E35 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- 880GMS-E35 motherboard AMD:800,1066,1333 MHz
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H61/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- 880GMS-E35 motherboard AMD:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8H61/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- 880GMS-E35 motherboard AMD:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- 880GMS-E35 motherboard AMD:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8H61/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- 880GMS-E35 motherboard AMD:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P8H61/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- 880GMS-E35 motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of P8H61/USB3, 880GMS-E35
67 specifications	A ASUS P8H61/USB3 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8H61/USB3 View product	B MSI 880GMS-E35 motherboard AMD Model 880GMS-E35 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Socket AM3
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	2 x DIMM, Max. 16 GB, DDR3 1333/106	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	3	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	2
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	AMD 880G
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	253 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD SB850
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD

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