Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

47specifications compared
12differ
35identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 a more ACPI version than the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4.0a vs 2.0a). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, SATA on the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX on the ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, 4-Way CrossFireX on the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
Parallel processing technology support
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Quad-GPU CrossFireX
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4-Way CrossFireX
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
LAN controller
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Realtek RTL8111G
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek 8111G
Motherboard form factor
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
Motherboard chipset
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel® HM87
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H87
BIOS type
- H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:UEFI AMI
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:EFI AMI

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Comparison of H87-Plus, H87M-PLUS/CSM
70 specifications	A ASUS H87-Plus Intel® HM87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H87-Plus View product	B ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-PLUS/CSM View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX	4-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111G	Realtek 8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® HM87	Intel® H87
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 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, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	UEFI AMI	EFI AMI
ACPI versionDiffers	4.0a	2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	219 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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