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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI B85M-E43 DASH

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 30identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B85M-E43 DASH (3 vs 2). The ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 6 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85M-E43 DASH (10 vs 4). The MSI B85M-E43 DASH has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85M-E43 DASH. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the ASUS Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, micro ATX on the MSI B85M-E43 DASH.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 10
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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90 specifications
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ASUS

Z87-WS motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z87-WS

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MSI

B85M-E43 DASHView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers104
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one5
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DP
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® B85
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC1150Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers41
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 4x8
PCI slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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