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ASUS H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 29identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
    • CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • H81M2 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of H81M2, CSM-Q87M-E43
63 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supportedUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1760 MB
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers01
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GIntel® I217-LM
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H81Intel® Q87
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, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers198 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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