Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

50specifications compared
14differ
36identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA III on the ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Not supported on the ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
Parallel processing technology support
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Not supported
USB 2.0 connectors
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
LAN controller
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111F
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111G

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Comparison of B85M-E/CSM, H87M-E
74 specifications	A ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-E/CSM View product	B ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-E View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Not supported
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H87
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	213 mm	193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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