Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI H67MS-E23 (B3)

40specifications compared
10differ
30identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory module capacities
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- H67MS-E23 (B3):1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- H67MS-E23 (B3):2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H67MS-E23 (B3):1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- H67MS-E23 (B3):1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- H67MS-E23 (B3):1
Headphone outputs
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- H67MS-E23 (B3):1
Motherboard form factor
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX
- H67MS-E23 (B3):micro ATX
PCI slots
- P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- H67MS-E23 (B3):1

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Comparison of P8H61, H67MS-E23 (B3)
65 specifications	A ASUS P8H61 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model P8H61 View product	B MSI H67MS-E23 (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
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 speeds	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
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 card	No	No
Internal I/O1 differ
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
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	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 quantity	0	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 quantity	0	0
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
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H61	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
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	245 mm
DepthDiffers	203 mm	215 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, 5, 10
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII 3Gb/s
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAIII 6Gb/s

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