Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

43specifications compared
14differ
29identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 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-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 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-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 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-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-B85M-D3V, CSM-Q87M-E43
74 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B85M-D3V motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-B85M-D3V View product	B MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-Q87M-E43 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
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 memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
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/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 ports3 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I217-LM
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® Q87
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 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 & dimensions1 differ
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
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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