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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z87-G45 GAMING

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 28identical
  • 41known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87-G45 GAMING has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z87-G45 GAMING 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 Z87-G45 GAMING 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, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z87-G45 GAMING. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI Z87-G45 GAMING.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4

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88 specifications
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ASUS

B85M-G Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model B85M-G

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MSI

Z87-G45 GAMINGView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers14
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Headphone outputsDiffers16
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneBigfoot Killer E2205
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887-VD2Realtek ALC1150
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x8, 1x16
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers233 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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