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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 30identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME 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 MAXIMUS VI EXTREME has 6 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (10 vs 4). The ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME (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, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS B85M-E Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, ATX on the ASUS MAXIMUS VI EXTREME.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 10
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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

Model B85M-E

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MAXIMUS VI EXTREMEView product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
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 supportDiffers4-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolution4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers410
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 connectorsDiffers26
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC1150
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers25
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x8, 1x16, 2x8
PCI Express slots version2.0, 3.02.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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