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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 26identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 8 GB more supported memory module capacities than the ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (16GB vs 8GB). The ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
    • 1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported memory module capacities
    • 8GB
    • 16GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 1
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 3

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ASUS

H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model H87M-PRO

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B

MSI

B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Model B75MA-E31

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Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1333,1600 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers8GB16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneQuad-GPU CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers61
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers03
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers12
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers32
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersGigabit EthernetFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GRealtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H87Intel B75
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC887
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, Win
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities, EZ Update, Anti-virus software
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one2
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes

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