Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX vs MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

50specifications compared
25differ
25identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX (2 vs 1). The MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX, Intel on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX:AMD
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX:Socket FM2
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported memory clock speeds
- FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX:1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX:32 GB
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX:SATA III
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX:1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX:1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX:4
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of FM2-A75IA-E53, H61M-P20/W8
87 specifications	A MSI FM2-A75IA-E53 AMD A75 Socket FM2 mini ITX Model FM2-A75IA-E53 View product	B MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20/W8 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX version	11	11
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
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
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8105E
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	3.0+HS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A75	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Dual Link DVI	Yes	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	AMD A75	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	1	2
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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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