Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

51specifications compared
12differ
39identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 736 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (1760 MB vs 1024 MB). The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard 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 MSI H87M-G43 motherboard 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). 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 MSI H87M-G43 motherboard 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, 2-Way CrossFireX on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard 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-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
Parallel processing technology support
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
USB 2.0 connectors
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-G43 motherboard 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-G43 motherboard 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-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111F
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111G

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Comparison of B85M-E/CSM, H87M-G43
73 specifications	A ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-E/CSM View product	B MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-G43 View product
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
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
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	0
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
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) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	213 mm	244 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

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