Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H81M-D PLUS vs MSI B85M-E33 V2

45specifications compared
11differ
34identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H81M-D PLUS:SATA II, SATA III
- B85M-E33 V2:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- H81M-D PLUS:1024 MB
- B85M-E33 V2:1760 MB
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H81M-D PLUS:1
- B85M-E33 V2:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H81M-D PLUS:2
- B85M-E33 V2:4
HDMI ports quantity
- H81M-D PLUS:0
- B85M-E33 V2:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- H81M-D PLUS:1
- B85M-E33 V2:0
LAN controller
- H81M-D PLUS:Realtek 8111G
- B85M-E33 V2:Realtek RTL8111G
Motherboard chipset
- H81M-D PLUS:Intel® H81
- B85M-E33 V2:Intel® B85

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Comparison of H81M-D PLUS, B85M-E33 V2
72 specifications	A ASUS H81M-D PLUS View product	B MSI B85M-E33 V2 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memoryidentical
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H81	Intel® B85
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 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 x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI 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
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	226 mm	228 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source

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