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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z87I Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

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  • 68specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 45identical
  • 21known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1

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89 specifications
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ASUS

Q87M-E LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model Q87M-E

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B

MSI

Z87I Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

Model Z87I

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Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireXNot supported
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1792 MB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers31
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Serial port headersKnown for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one2
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers36
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiDiffersNoYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothDiffersNoYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887-VDRealtek ALC892
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x4, 1x161x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.03.0
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers224 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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