Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) vs MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

48specifications compared
20differ
28identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) has 0.2 GT/s more system bus rate than the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (5.2 GT/s vs 5 GT/s). The MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more DirectX version than the MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) (11 vs 10.0). The MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX) has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX), Intel on the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX), LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):AMD
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):Socket AM3+
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
System bus rate
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):5.2 GT/s
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5 GT/s
Supported memory clock speeds
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):800,1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):SATA III
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Parallel processing technology support
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):Hybrid CrossFireX
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Not supported
DirectX version
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):10.0
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:11
USB 2.0 connectors
- 880GMS-E35 (FX):3
- H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of 880GMS-E35 (FX), H61M-P20
85 specifications	A MSI 880GMS-E35 (FX)View product	B MSI H61M-P20 Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20 View product
Processor4 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom FX	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateDiffers	5.2 GT/s	5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Hybrid CrossFireX	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1
DirectX versionDiffers	10.0	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
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	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network3 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8105E
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 880G	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	226 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H61 (B3)
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port via internal header	Yes	Yes
Audio outputKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source

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