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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VI FORMULA vs MSI CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 24identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported memory types
    • DDR3-SDRAM
    • DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 10
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® I217-V
    • Realtek RTL8111G
  • Motherboard form factor
    • ATX
    • micro ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Z87
    • Intel® H87
  • PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots
    • 3
    • 2

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ASUS

MAXIMUS VI FORMULAView product
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MSI

CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model CSM-H87M-G43

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Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one6 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID supportKnown for oneYes
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLICrossfire
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers106
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one6
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I217-VRealtek RTL8111G
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® H87
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
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
CertificationKnown for oneRoHS
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers31
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneROG GAMEFIRST II ROG RAMDisk ROG CPU-Z ROG Mem TweakIt Kaspersky Anti-Virus DAEMON Tools Pro Standard ASUS WebStorage ASUS Utilities
Other featuresidentical
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one7
DVI portKnown for oneYes

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