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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z87 MPOWER

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  • 57specifications compared
  • 20differ
  • 37identical
  • 39known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (8 vs 6). The MSI Z87 MPOWER has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 3). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z87 MPOWER. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111G on the ASUS H87M-PRO Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Bigfoot Killer E2205 on the MSI Z87 MPOWER.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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ASUS

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

Model H87M-PRO

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Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersQuad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Number of displays supportedKnown for one3
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers68
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers16
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GBigfoot Killer E2205
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H87Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC1150
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 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, WinYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x8, 1x16
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
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers213 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities, EZ Update, Anti-virus software
Other featuresidentical
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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