Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-G R2.0 vs ASUS B85M-K Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

53specifications compared
10differ
43identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum resolution
- B85M-G R2.0:4096 x 2160 pixels
- B85M-K Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B85M-G R2.0:4
- B85M-K Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- B85M-G R2.0:1
- B85M-K Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
LAN controller
- B85M-G R2.0:Realtek 8111GR
- B85M-K Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek 8111G
BIOS type
- B85M-G R2.0:AMI
- B85M-K Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:UEFI AMI
BIOS memory size
- B85M-G R2.0:16 Mbit
- B85M-K Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:64 Mbit
Width
- B85M-G R2.0:233 mm
- B85M-K Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:226 mm
Depth
- B85M-G R2.0:193 mm
- B85M-K Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:175 mm

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Comparison of B85M-G R2.0, B85M-K
75 specifications	A ASUS B85M-G R2.0 View product	B ASUS B85M-K Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-K View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported processor socketsKnown for one	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memory	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of displays supportedKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectors	4	4
Number of SATA II connectors	2	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111GR	Realtek 8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipset	Intel® B85	Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887-VD2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedDiffers	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Windows 7 Enterprise, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots	1	1
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	233 mm	226 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	175 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0

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