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ASUS P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX vs MSI B85M-E43 DASH

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 17identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85M-E43 DASH has 5 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX (6 vs 1). The MSI B85M-E43 DASH has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX has 1 more Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports than the MSI B85M-E43 DASH (2 vs 1). ECC сompatibility: ECC on the ASUS P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX, Non-ECC on the MSI B85M-E43 DASH. Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B85M-E43 DASH.

  • ECC сompatibility
    • P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX:ECC
    • B85M-E43 DASH:Non-ECC
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX:1333,1600 MHz
    • B85M-E43 DASH:1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX:1
    • B85M-E43 DASH:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX:2
    • B85M-E43 DASH:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX:2
    • B85M-E43 DASH:1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX:1
    • B85M-E43 DASH:2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX:0
    • B85M-E43 DASH:1
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • P9D-V motherboard Intel® C224 ATX:0
    • B85M-E43 DASH:1

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Comparison of P9D-V, B85M-E43 DASH
60 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory2 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffersECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers16
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one5Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111DP
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® C224Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcePassive
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x8 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source244 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source

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