Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX vs MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

49specifications compared
20differ
29identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX, Intel on the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket AM3+ on the MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:AMD
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:Socket AM3+
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:4
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:32 GB
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:SATA III
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:1
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX:6
- H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of 970A-G43, H61M-P32/W8
84 specifications	A MSI 970A-G43 AMD 970 Socket AM3+ ATX Model 970A-G43 View product	B MSI H61M-P32/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P32/W8 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom FX, AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	4.8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
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, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1759 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 970	Intel® H61
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	OC Genie II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x16, 2x1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	190 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	4	2
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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