Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI A58M-E33 AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX vs MSI H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

43specifications compared
17differ
26identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- A58M-E33 AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:AMD
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A58M-E33 AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:Socket FM2+
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- A58M-E33 AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- A58M-E33 AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:1333,1600,1866 MHz
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
RAID levels
- A58M-E33 AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:0, 1, 10
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- A58M-E33 AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:2
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- A58M-E33 AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- A58M-E33 AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX:4
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of A58M-E33, H97M-G43
59 specifications	A MSI A58M-E33 AMD A58 Socket FM2+ micro ATX Model A58M-E33 View product	B MSI H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H97M-G43 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2+	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2304 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A58	Intel® H97
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm

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