Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

49specifications compared
19differ
30identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 9 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (10 vs 1). The MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 3 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (3 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:10
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:5
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of Z87-DELUXE/DUAL, B75MA-E31
92 specifications	A ASUS Z87-DELUXE/DUAL Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z87-DELUXE/DUAL View product	B MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-E31 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 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 support	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	10	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	6	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Z87	Intel B75
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC1150	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling type	Passive	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x8, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)	Yes	Yes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	173 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 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
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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