Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8H67-I Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX vs MSI H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

36specifications compared
18differ
18identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P8H67-I Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Supported memory clock speeds
- P8H67-I Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1066,1333 MHz
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- P8H67-I Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:16 GB
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8 GB
On-board graphics card
- P8H67-I Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Yes
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8H67-I Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8H67-I Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:4
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P8H67-I Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8H67-I Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:6
- H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of P8H67-I, H55M-E21
67 specifications	A ASUS P8H67-I Intel® H67 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model P8H67-I View product	B MSI H55M-E21 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model H55M-E21 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8105E
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67	Intel® H55
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	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	171 mm	210 mm
DepthDiffers	171 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 6.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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