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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z87 MPOWER

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  • 56specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 34identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (8 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z87 MPOWER. Maximum resolution: 1920 x 1200 pixels on the ASUS B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, 4096 x 2160 pixels on the MSI Z87 MPOWER.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1920 x 1200 pixels
    • 4096 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 8
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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96 specifications
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ASUS

B85-PLUS Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model B85-PLUS

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyIntelIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportYesYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers48
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers02
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GBigfoot Killer E2205
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1150
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WinYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI Express slots version2.0, 3.02.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one4.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers208 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedSATASATA
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities, EZ Update, Anti-virus software
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideYesYes

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