Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

46specifications compared
15differ
31identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Maximum resolution
- Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of Q87M-E, B85M-P32
86 specifications	A ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model Q87M-E View product	B MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-P32 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1792 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	1920 x 1200 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887-VD	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® B85
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	228 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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