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ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z68A-G43 (B3)

46specifications compared
14differ
32identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI Z68A-G43 (B3) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 3). Only the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has on-board graphics card. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, 1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz on the MSI Z68A-G43 (B3).

Number of memory slots
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- Z68A-G43 (B3):4
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- Z68A-G43 (B3):1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16 GB
- Z68A-G43 (B3):32 GB
On-board graphics card
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
- Z68A-G43 (B3):No
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- Z68A-G43 (B3):4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- Z68A-G43 (B3):3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- Z68A-G43 (B3):2
HDMI ports quantity
- P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- Z68A-G43 (B3):0

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Comparison of P8H61-V, Z68A-G43 (B3)
70 specifications	A ASUS P8H61-V Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8H61-V View product	B MSI Z68A-G43 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacities	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z68
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slots	3	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI
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 & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	220 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z68 (B3)
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source

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