Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Sabertooth Z87 vs MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

52specifications compared
17differ
35identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 736 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (1760 MB vs 1024 MB). The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Sabertooth Z87 (3 vs 2). The ASUS Sabertooth Z87 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (8 vs 6). Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600,1866 MHz on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Parallel processing technology support: Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI on the ASUS Sabertooth Z87, 2-Way CrossFireX on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- Sabertooth Z87:1333,1600,1866 MHz
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum graphics card memory
- Sabertooth Z87:1024 MB
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- Sabertooth Z87:2
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- Sabertooth Z87:8
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Sabertooth Z87:4
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Sabertooth Z87:4
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- Sabertooth Z87:2
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- Sabertooth Z87:0
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Sabertooth Z87, H87M-G43
74 specifications	A ASUS Sabertooth Z87 View product	B MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-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
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way CrossFireX
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	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel 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
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I217-V	Realtek RTL8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z87	Intel® H87
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

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