Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX

49specifications compared
22differ
27identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Supported memory types
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:DDR4-SDRAM
Maximum internal memory
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:64 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantity
- Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX:1

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Comparison of Q87M-E/CSM, 7A59-013R
74 specifications	A ASUS Q87M-E/CSM Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model Q87M-E/CSM View product	B MSI 7A59-013R motherboard Intel® Z270 LGA 1151 (Socket H4) BTX Model 7A59-013R View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1151 (Socket H4)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR4-SDRAM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	2133,2400,2600,2800,3000,3200,3600,3800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	M.2, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	12.0
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
12V power connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	1
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I217-LM	Intel® I219-V
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	BTX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q87	Intel® Z270
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	Realtek ALC1220
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Number of mounting holesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	9
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	1	3
Number of M.2 (M) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS3 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0a	5.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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