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ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 36identical
  • 13known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA III on the ASUS H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX. Parallel processing technology support: 4-Way CrossFireX on the ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4-Way CrossFireX
    • H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:3
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H87-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4

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66 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memory1024 MB1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireXQuad-GPU CrossFireX
Maximum resolution4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
Number of COM connectors11
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H87
Audio chipRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI Express slots version2.0, 3.02.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers13
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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