Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI H67MS-E43 (B3)

36specifications compared
14differ
22identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H67MS-E43 (B3) has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H67MS-E43 (B3) (6 vs 2). The MSI H67MS-E43 (B3) has 1 more DVI-D ports quantity than the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX (1 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, Intel on the MSI H67MS-E43 (B3). Processor socket: Socket AM3 on the ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H67MS-E43 (B3).

Processor manufacturer
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- H67MS-E43 (B3):Intel
Processor socket
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- H67MS-E43 (B3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
- H67MS-E43 (B3):32 GB
Number of SATA III connectors
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:6
- H67MS-E43 (B3):2
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H67MS-E43 (B3):1
Headphone outputs
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:3
- H67MS-E43 (B3):1
Motherboard form factor
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:ATX
- H67MS-E43 (B3):mini ATX
Motherboard chipset
- M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 870 (RX881)
- H67MS-E43 (B3):Intel® H67

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Comparison of M4A87T, H67MS-E43 (B3)
63 specifications	A ASUS M4A87T motherboard AMD 870 (RX881) Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A87T View product	B MSI H67MS-E43 (B3)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X6	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	5.2 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory typesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	4	4
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	mini ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 870 (RX881)	Intel® H67
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB850	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	8 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	245 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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