Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

45specifications compared
11differ
34identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 736 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (1760 MB vs 1024 MB). The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA III on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Motherboard chipset: Intel® B85 on the ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Intel® H87 on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Motherboard chipset
- B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® B85
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H87

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Comparison of B85M-G, H87M-G43
69 specifications	A ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-G View product	B MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-G43 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H87
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD2	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	233 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 mm

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