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ASUS B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z87 MPOWER SP

50specifications compared
25differ
25identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
- Z87 MPOWER SP:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- Z87 MPOWER SP:SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1024 MB
- Z87 MPOWER SP:1760 MB
Maximum resolution
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2048 x 1536 pixels
- Z87 MPOWER SP:4096 x 2160 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z87 MPOWER SP:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER SP:8
Number of SATA II connectors
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- Z87 MPOWER SP:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- Z87 MPOWER SP:3

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Comparison of B75M-Plus, Z87 MPOWER SP
79 specifications	A ASUS B75M-Plus Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75M-Plus View product	B MSI Z87 MPOWER SP View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics3 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionDiffers	2048 x 1536 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	3
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	6
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 quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111G	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B75	Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC1150
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
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	198 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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	7
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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