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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-G R2.0 vs MSI B85M GAMING

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  • 51specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 41identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots
    • 1
    • 2
  • BIOS type
    • AMI
    • UEFI AMI
  • Width
    • 233 mm
    • 244 mm

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76 specifications
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ASUS

B85M-G R2.0View product
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MSI

B85M GAMINGView product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Celeron® Dual-Core, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111GR
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887-VD2
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers12
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers233 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities ASUS Update Anti-virus software (OEM version)

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