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ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 vs ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX

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  • 42specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 26identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (4 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1, BGA 1170 on the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1, Intel® Celeron® on the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:BGA 1170
  • Number of memory slots
    • B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1:4
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1:1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1066,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1:SATA II, SATA III
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1:2
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1:4
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1:2
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1:2
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1, N3050M-E
77 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)BGA 1170
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®
Processor modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceN3050
Processor coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GRRealtek RTL8111H
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® B85Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers2.0a5.0
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel 64Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-x
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers193 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers233 mm178 mm
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1066,1600 MHz
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4GB
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8 GB
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.6 GHz
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source

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