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MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 26identical
  • 31known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 0.9 more DirectX version than the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (11 vs 10.1). The MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX (2 vs 1). The MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Only the MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX has on-board graphics card. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:SATA II, SATA III
  • On-board graphics card
    • H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:Yes
  • DirectX version
    • H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:10.1
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:11
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • H61M-P31/W8 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
    • Z77IA-E53 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) mini ITX:1

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Comparison of H61M-P31/W8, Z77IA-E53
78 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffersNoYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel
DirectX versionDiffers10.111
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1759 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers42
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers02
eSATA ports quantityDiffers01
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0+HS
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H61Intel Z77
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceOC Genie II
Expansion slots1 differ
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.03.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers173 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel Z77
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1

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