Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

41specifications compared
18differ
23identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX has 1 V more memory voltage than the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2.5 V vs 1.5 V). The MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 14 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 2 GB). The MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4 on the MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory types
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:DDR-SDRAM
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltage
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2.5 V
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1.5 V
Maximum internal memory
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2 GB
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Parallel ATA, SATA
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Number of SATA II connectors
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6

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Comparison of 915PM-ILR, H61M-P31/W8
68 specifications	A MSI 915PM-ILR motherboard Intel® 915P Express LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model 915PM-ILR View product	B MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P31/W8 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron® D, Intel® Pentium® 4	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageDiffers	2.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	2 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
BandwidthKnown for one	6.4 Gbit/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	Parallel ATA, SATA	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	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 quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8110C	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 915P Express	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	1.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	173 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Serial ATA/150	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 66/100 IDE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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