Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

37specifications compared
11differ
26identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory types
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:DDR3-SDRAM
USB 2.0 connectors
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
Digital audio optical out
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
Motherboard form factor
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:mini ITX
Audio output channels
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:8 channels
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:7.1 channels
Width
- CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:228 mm
- H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:170 mm

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Comparison of CSM-H81M-P32, H81I
69 specifications	A MSI CSM-H81M-P32 motherboard Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-H81M-P32 View product	B MSI H81I Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model H81I View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3840 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
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
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion 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
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outDiffers	3	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Audio output channelsDiffers	8 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	228 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	243 mm	170 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	1
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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