Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX vs MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

39specifications compared
17differ
22identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (8 vs 4). The MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX (2 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Number of memory slots
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:8
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:0
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX:8
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6

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Comparison of A85XM-A, B85M-G43
81 specifications	A ASUS A85XM-A motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 micro ATX Model A85XM-A View product	B MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-G43 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	2048 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 7000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111G
Features4 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A85X	Intel® B85
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	6.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (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
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	236 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	188 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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