Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H61M-P22 (G3) vs MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

52specifications compared
7differ
45identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H61M-P22 (G3) has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the MSI H61M-P22 (G3) (1 vs 0). The MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 33 mm more width than the MSI H61M-P22 (G3) (226 mm vs 193 mm). Only the MSI H61M-P22 (G3) has on-board graphics card. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI H61M-P22 (G3), Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

On-board graphics card
- H61M-P22 (G3):Yes
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- H61M-P22 (G3):1
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- H61M-P22 (G3):0
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Width
- H61M-P22 (G3):193 mm
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:226 mm
Depth
- H61M-P22 (G3):244 mm
- H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:173 mm

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Comparison of H61M-P22 (G3), H61M-P31/W8
68 specifications	A MSI H61M-P22 (G3)View product	B MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P31/W8 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 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	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memory	1759 MB	1759 MB
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
DirectX version	10.1	10.1
Internal I/O1 differ
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 SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	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 quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® H61	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown 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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	193 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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