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GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

44specifications compared
13differ
31identical
56known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Only the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has power fan connector. Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Power fan connector
- GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:No
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-B85M-D3H, H87M-E33
100 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3H motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-B85M-D3H View product	B MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-E33 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
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
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolution	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectors	4	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorDiffers	No	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H87
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC892	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Small Business Advantage Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio Modem Rise (AMR) slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CF card connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CNR slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source

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