Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS Sabertooth Z87

54specifications compared
21differ
33identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Sabertooth Z87 has 6 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (8 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 Sabertooth Z87 (4 vs 0). The ASUS Sabertooth Z87 has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87. 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 Sabertooth Z87.

Supported memory clock speeds
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- Sabertooth Z87:1333,1600,1866 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- Sabertooth Z87:SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- Sabertooth Z87:8
Number of SATA II connectors
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- Sabertooth Z87:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- Sabertooth Z87:4
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
- Sabertooth Z87:4
eSATA ports quantity
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- Sabertooth Z87:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- Sabertooth Z87:0

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Comparison of B85M-E/CSM, Sabertooth Z87
76 specifications	A ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-E/CSM View product	B ASUS Sabertooth Z87 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
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600,1866 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB	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
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	8
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Intel® I217-V
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® Z87
CertificationKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	RoHS
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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