Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

46specifications compared
13differ
33identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 3 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 1). The MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
Number of SATA III connectors
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
Number of EATX power connectors
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of B85M-G, B75MA-E31
65 specifications	A ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-G View product	B MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-E31 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel B75
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD2	Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	233 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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