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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus VI Impact vs MSI B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 6differ
  • 37identical
  • 28known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Intel® I217-V
    • Realtek 8111G
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Z87
    • Intel® B85

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71 specifications
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ASUS

Maximus VI ImpactView product
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MSI

B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

Model B85I

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one8GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors11
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectors44
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one3
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® I217-VRealtek 8111G
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
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormini ITXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® B85
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
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 x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC892
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Clear CMOS buttonYesYes
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width170 mm170 mm
Depth170 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one2

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