Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX vs MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

43specifications compared
9differ
34identical
28known 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 H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (11 vs 10.1). 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 H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (6 vs 4). The MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Ethernet interface type: Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX, Fast Ethernet on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX, Realtek RTL8105E on the MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

DirectX version
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:10.1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:11
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:4
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
HDMI ports quantity
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:0
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Ethernet interface type
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Gigabit Ethernet
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
LAN controller
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Realtek RTL8111E
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8105E
Motherboard form factor
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:mini ITX
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:170 mm
- H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:173 mm

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Comparison of H61I-E35/W8, H61M-P20/W8
71 specifications	A MSI H61I-E35/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX Model H61I-E35/W8 View product	B MSI H61M-P20/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20/W8 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	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
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
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 version	3.1	3.1
DirectX versionDiffers	10.1	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
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectors	0	0
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
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 quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8105E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
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
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	170 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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