Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI H87I Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

45specifications compared
9differ
36identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
- H87I Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:6
- H87I Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:6
- H87I Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4
- H87I Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- H87I Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
- H87I Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
Audio chip
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Realtek ALC887
- H87I Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:Realtek ALC892
PCI Express slots version
- H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2.0, 3.0
- H87I Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:3.0

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Comparison of H87I-PLUS, H87I
65 specifications	A ASUS H87I-PLUS Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model H87I-PLUS View product	B MSI H87I Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model H87I View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots1 differ
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	3.0
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2304 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source

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