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 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
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
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10.1
Internal I/O2 differ
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
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
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
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 interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8110C	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 915P Express	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	Intel ICH6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
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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