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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 vs MSI A78M-E35 V2

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 25identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 has 2 more memory slots than the MSI A78M-E35 V2 (4 vs 2). The MSI A78M-E35 V2 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 (6 vs 4). The ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1 has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI A78M-E35 V2 (2 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1, AMD on the MSI A78M-E35 V2. Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS B85M-G Plus/USB 3.1, Socket FM2+ on the MSI A78M-E35 V2.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • Socket FM2+
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • 1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek RTL8111GR
    • Realtek RTL8111G

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A78M-E35 V2View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)Socket FM2+
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®AMD A
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GRRealtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersIntelAMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85AMD A78
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers193 mm226 mm
DepthDiffers233 mm216 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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