Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Sabertooth Z87 vs MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

47specifications compared
16differ
31identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Sabertooth Z87 has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (8 vs 4). The MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (2 vs 0). The ASUS Sabertooth Z87 has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- Sabertooth Z87:1333,1600,1866 MHz
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Sabertooth Z87:SATA III
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- Sabertooth Z87:8
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- Sabertooth Z87:0
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Sabertooth Z87:4
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- Sabertooth Z87:2
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Sabertooth Z87:0
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- Sabertooth Z87:0
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Sabertooth Z87, B85M-G43
71 specifications	A ASUS Sabertooth Z87 View product	B MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-G43 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I217-V	Realtek 8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z87	Intel® B85
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	6.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	UEFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	5.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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