Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H61I-E35 (B3) vs MSI H61M-P21 (B3)

44specifications compared
11differ
33identical
5known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- H61I-E35 (B3):2
- H61M-P21 (B3):3
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H61I-E35 (B3):1
- H61M-P21 (B3):2
HDMI ports quantity
- H61I-E35 (B3):1
- H61M-P21 (B3):0
Ethernet interface type
- H61I-E35 (B3):Gigabit Ethernet
- H61M-P21 (B3):Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- H61I-E35 (B3):mini ITX
- H61M-P21 (B3):micro ATX
Motherboard chipset
- H61I-E35 (B3):Intel® H67
- H61M-P21 (B3):Intel® H61
Audio chip
- H61I-E35 (B3):Realtek ALC887
- H61M-P21 (B3):VIA VT1708S
Audio output channels
- H61I-E35 (B3):5.1 channels
- H61M-P21 (B3):7.1 channels

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Comparison of H61I-E35 (B3), H61M-P21 (B3)
49 specifications	A MSI H61I-E35 (B3)View product	B MSI H61M-P21 (B3)View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics card	No	No
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H67	Intel® H61
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	VIA VT1708S
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots version	2.0	2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	205 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface type	SATAII 3Gb/s	SATAII 3Gb/s

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