Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX vs MSI B85M PRO-VD

38specifications compared
14differ
24identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
- B85M PRO-VD:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported memory types
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:DDR4-SDRAM
- B85M PRO-VD:DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:4
- B85M PRO-VD:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:2133 MHz
- B85M PRO-VD:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:64 GB
- B85M PRO-VD:16 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:SATA III
- B85M PRO-VD:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:6
- B85M PRO-VD:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX:0
- B85M PRO-VD:2

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Comparison of B150M-C/CSM, B85M PRO-VD
79 specifications	A ASUS B150M-C/CSM motherboard Intel® B150 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) micro ATX Model B150M-C/CSM View product	B MSI B85M PRO-VD View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-6xxx, i5-6xxx, i7-6xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory4 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR4-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B150	Intel® B85
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
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
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	231 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	173 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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