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ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX vs MSI B85M-P33 V3

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 24identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85M-P33 V3 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (2 vs 1). The MSI B85M-P33 V3 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B85M-P33 V3 has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX (2 vs 0). Processor socket: BGA 1170 on the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the MSI B85M-P33 V3. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron® on the ASUS N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI B85M-P33 V3.

  • Processor socket
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:BGA 1170
    • B85M-P33 V3:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1066,1600 MHz
    • B85M-P33 V3:1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:SATA III
    • B85M-P33 V3:SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1
    • B85M-P33 V3:2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:2
    • B85M-P33 V3:4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:0
    • B85M-P33 V3:2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:1
    • B85M-P33 V3:0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • N3050M-E BGA 1170 micro ATX:0
    • B85M-P33 V3:1

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Comparison of N3050M-E, B85M-P33 V3
73 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersBGA 1170LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor modelKnown for oneN3050Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor coresKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111HRealtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component forDiffersPCMini PC
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® B85
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel 64Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneVT-xUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers178 mm231 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one1066,1600 MHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one4GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one8 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Processor frequencyKnown for one1.6 GHzUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1024 MB

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