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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
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 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
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outDiffers	1	0
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z68
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
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
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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