Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA on the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Motherboard chipset: Intel® H87 on the ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Intel® B85 on the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of H87M-PLUS/CSM, B85M-P33
65 specifications	A ASUS H87M-PLUS/CSM motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-PLUS/CSM View product	B MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-P33 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	4-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 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	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	Intel® B85
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI 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
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	219 mm	226 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown 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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