Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

42specifications compared
13differ
29identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 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 MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111G
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek 8111G

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Comparison of H87M-E, B85M-G43
70 specifications	A ASUS H87M-E Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-E View product	B MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-G43 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 II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
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/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power fan 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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111G	Realtek 8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	Intel® B85
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	6.1 channels
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
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI 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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	193 mm	244 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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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