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ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

38specifications compared
7differ
31identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more EATX power connectors than the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz on the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. BIOS type: AMI on the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, UEFI on the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
Number of EATX power connectors
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
BIOS type
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:AMI
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:UEFI
Depth
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:178 mm
- B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of B75M-A, B75MA-G43
67 specifications	A ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75M-A View product	B MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-G43 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 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
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 x 1536 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectors	1	1
Number of SATA II connectors	5	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	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 outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel B75	Intel B75
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x16+1x4
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 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	AMI	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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