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GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI N3050I ECO

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  • 18differ
  • 20identical
  • 57known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI N3050I ECO (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI N3050I ECO (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI N3050I ECO (4 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, BGA 1170 on the MSI N3050I ECO. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Intel® Celeron® on the MSI N3050I ECO.

  • Processor socket
    • GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • N3050I ECO:BGA 1170
  • Supported memory types
    • GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
    • N3050I ECO:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
  • Memory slots type
    • GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DIMM
    • N3050I ECO:SO-DIMM
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
    • N3050I ECO:8 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • N3050I ECO:SATA III
  • Maximum resolution
    • GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2560 x 1600 pixels
    • N3050I ECO:3840 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • N3050I ECO:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • GA-B85M-HD3-A motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • N3050I ECO:2

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Comparison of GA-B85M-HD3-A, N3050I ECO
95 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)BGA 1170
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®
Processor modelKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceN3050
Processor coresKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDiffersDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
Memory slots typeDiffersDIMMSO-DIMM
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Graphics1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers2560 x 1600 pixels3840 x 2160 pixels
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD GraphicsUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Serial port headersDiffers12
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-C ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® B85Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI AMIUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Conflict-FreeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Execute Disable BitKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Idle StatesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel 64Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Clear Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel Trusted Execution TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology (VT-x)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® AES New Instructions (Intel® AES-NI)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Anti-Theft Technology (Intel® AT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Clear Video HD Technology (Intel® CVT HD)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Hyper Threading Technology (Intel® HT Technology)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Identity Protection Technology (Intel® IPT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® InTru™ 3D TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Insider™Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® OS GuardKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Quick Sync Video TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Secure KeyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Intel® Small Business Advantage (Intel® SBA)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Smart Response TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Turbo Boost TechnologyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Intel® Virtualization Technology (Intel® VT)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceVT-x
Intel® Wireless Display (Intel® WiDi)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Thermal Monitoring TechnologiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers174 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Processor frequencyKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.16 GHz
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for oneENERGY STARUnknown — not stated by the source

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