Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

51specifications compared
10differ
41identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more HDMI ports quantity than the ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more PCI slots than the ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 1). The ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 112 Mbit more BIOS memory size than the ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (128 Mbit vs 16 Mbit). Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, 4-Way CrossFireX on the ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Maximum resolution: 1920 x 1200 pixels on the ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, 4096 x 2160 pixels on the ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Parallel processing technology support
- B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolution
- B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
- B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
HDMI ports quantity
- B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
- B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
- B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
PCI slots
- B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
- B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
BIOS type
- B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:UEFI AMI
- B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:AMI
BIOS memory size
- B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:16 Mbit
- B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:128 Mbit
ACPI version
- B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4.0a
- B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2.0a

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Comparison of B85-PLUS, B85M-E
74 specifications	A ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model B85-PLUS View product	B ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-E View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	4-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	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	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	128 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	4.0a	2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	213 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities, EZ Update, Anti-virus software	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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