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GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

54specifications compared
11differ
43identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:64 GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
Maximum resolution
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-B85M-D3V, CSM-B85M-E45
73 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-B85M-D3V View product	B MSI CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-B85M-E45 View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Maximum resolutionDiffers	1920 x 1200 pixels	4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111G
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	228 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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