Product comparison · 2 motherboards

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

40specifications compared
17differ
23identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:800,1066,1333 MHz
Parallel processing technology support
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Not supported
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:Hybrid CrossFireX
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of P8H61, 880GMA-E35
62 specifications	A ASUS P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8H61 View product	B MSI 880GMA-E35 motherboard AMD Model 880GMA-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 Triple-Core Mobile, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	Hybrid CrossFireX
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 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 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
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
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
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	vCore: adjustable CPU voltage at 0.01V increment vCCIO: adjustable I/O voltage at 0.005V increment vDRAM Bus: 190-step DRAM voltage control vPCH: 190-step chipset voltage control BCLK/PEG frequency tuning from 80MHz up to 300MHz at 1MHz increment ASUS C.P.R.(CPU Parameter Recall)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
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	203 mm	205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Update ASUS Utilities	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10, JBOD
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA 6Gb/s

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