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MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX vs MSI B85M-P33 V3

46specifications compared
17differ
29identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI B85M-P33 V3 (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX has 1,024 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the MSI B85M-P33 V3 (2048 MB vs 1024 MB). The MSI B85M-P33 V3 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX (2 vs 1). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX, Intel on the MSI B85M-P33 V3. Processor socket: Socket FM2+ on the MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the MSI B85M-P33 V3.

Processor manufacturer
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:AMD
- B85M-P33 V3:Intel
Processor socket
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:Socket FM2+
- B85M-P33 V3:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory clock speeds
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- B85M-P33 V3:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:32 GB
- B85M-P33 V3:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:M.2, SATA III
- B85M-P33 V3:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:2048 MB
- B85M-P33 V3:1024 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:1
- B85M-P33 V3:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX:0
- B85M-P33 V3:2

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Comparison of A68HI, B85M-P33 V3
51 specifications	A MSI A68HI motherboard AMD A68H Socket FM2+ mini ITX Model A68HI View product	B MSI B85M-P33 V3 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
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	M.2, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	2048 MB	1024 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A68H	Intel® B85
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	231 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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