Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z77 Mpower

46specifications compared
19differ
27identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77 Mpower has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z77 Mpower has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI Z77 Mpower has 1 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1760 MB vs 1759 MB). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI Z77 Mpower. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II on the MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z77 Mpower.

Number of memory slots
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z77 Mpower:4
Maximum internal memory
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- Z77 Mpower:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
- Z77 Mpower:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1759 MB
- Z77 Mpower:1760 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z77 Mpower:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z77 Mpower:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
- Z77 Mpower:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z77 Mpower:4

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Comparison of H61M-E33/W8, Z77 Mpower
76 specifications	A MSI H61M-E33/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-E33/W8 View product	B MSI Z77 Mpower View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	3000,1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1759 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0+HS
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H61	Intel Z77
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC898
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	173 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor front side busKnown for one	100 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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