Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

41specifications compared
8differ
33identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Maximum resolution: 4096 x 2160 pixels on the ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1920 x 1200 pixels on the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Maximum resolution
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Width
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:173 mm
Depth
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:213 mm
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:226 mm

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Comparison of B85M-E/CSM, B85M-P33
73 specifications	A ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-E/CSM View product	B MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-P33 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	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 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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