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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS MAXIMUS VI GENE vs MSI B85M-E43 DASH

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  • 39specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 28identical
  • 29known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 0
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 8
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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68 specifications
A

ASUS

MAXIMUS VI GENEView product
B

MSI

B85M-E43 DASHView product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATASATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers04
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers86
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DP
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
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 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one2
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes

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