Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX vs MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

39specifications compared
16differ
23identical
54known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 0.9 more DirectX version than the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (11 vs 10.1). The MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 3 more SATA II connectors than the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX (4 vs 1). Processor socket: BGA 1023 on the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333 MHz on the MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:BGA 1023
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
DirectX version
- C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:10.1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:11
Number of SATA III connectors
- C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:4
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX:0
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of C847IS-P33, H61M-P20/W8
93 specifications	A MSI C847IS-P33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 mini ITX Model C847IS-P33 View product	B MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20/W8 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
Internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	11
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
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.1
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	1	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8105E
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® NM70 Express	Intel® H61
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	0	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	0	1
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI-X slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	226 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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

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