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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 34identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS B85M-E/CSM motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) 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 MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) 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, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) 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 Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • Quad-GPU CrossFireX
    • 2-Way CrossFireX
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 4
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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91 specifications
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ASUS

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

Model B85M-E/CSM

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MSI

Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z87-G43

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Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-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 memoryKnown for oneYes
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
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers40
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Headphone outputsDiffers16
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111FRealtek RTL8111E
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
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 slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers13
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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