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GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

47specifications compared
12differ
35identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- CSM-B85M-P32 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-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-B85M-D3V, CSM-B85M-P32
72 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-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-B85M-P32 View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
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
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	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/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI 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
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
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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