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

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 40identical
  • 19known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 26 mm more depth than the ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (219 mm vs 193 mm). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA on the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Parallel processing technology support: Not supported on the ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 4-Way CrossFireX on the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111G on the ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Realtek 8111G on the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Not supported
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4-Way CrossFireX
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • LAN controller
    • H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111G
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek 8111G
  • BIOS type
    • H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:UEFI AMI
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:EFI AMI
  • Depth
    • H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:193 mm
    • H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:219 mm

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Comparison of H87M-E, H87M-PLUS/CSM
66 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported4-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors33
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors22
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GRealtek 8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® H87Intel® H87
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Power source typeATXATX
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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIEFI AMI
BIOS memory size64 Mbit64 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers193 mm219 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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