Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

39specifications compared
23differ
16identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:4
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:32 GB
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
On-board graphics card
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:No
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
Power fan connector
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Yes
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
- H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of 870A-G46, H61M-E33
61 specifications	A MSI 870A-G46 motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model 870A-G46 View product	B MSI H61M-E33 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-E33 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorDiffers	Yes	No
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	11	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 outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 870 (RX881)	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 98SE, ME, 2000, XP, Vista, 7	Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista/7
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source

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