Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

44specifications compared
16differ
28identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:16 GB
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:SATA III
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum resolution
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4096 x 2304 pixels
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
Number of SATA III connectors
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:6
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:6
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of H87I-PLUS, B85M-P32
65 specifications	A ASUS H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model H87I-PLUS View product	B MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-P32 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2304 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
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 EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	Intel® B85
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
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	170 mm	228 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	243 mm

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