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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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Comparison of B85M-E, H87-PRO
66 specifications
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
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
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireXQuad-GPU CrossFireX
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers23
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
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 interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H87
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers13
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
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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