Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX vs MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

40specifications compared
15differ
25identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX 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 1 more SATA II connectors than the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX (4 vs 3). The MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX (6 vs 4). Processor socket: BGA 1023 on the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron® on the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:BGA 1023
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
Number of SATA III connectors
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:3
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:4
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of C847MS-E33, H61M-P20/W8
75 specifications	A MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX Model C847MS-E33 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®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II
Graphicsidentical
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
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	3	4
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	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8105E
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® NM70 Express	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
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
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	226 mm
Other featuresidentical
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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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