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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 vs MSI H81M PRO-VD

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 28identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H81M PRO-VD (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 has 2 more SATA connectors than the MSI H81M PRO-VD (6 vs 4). The MSI H81M PRO-VD has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4 (2 vs 1). Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI H81M PRO-VD. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III, SATA, SATA II on the GIGABYTE GA-B85M-HD3 R4, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI H81M PRO-VD.

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III, SATA, SATA II
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of COM connectors
    • No
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Component for
    • PC
    • Mini PC

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Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA III, SATA, SATA IISATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers64
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsDiffersNo1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forDiffersPCMini PC
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H81
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 7 Enterprise, Windows 8, Windows 7 Enterprise x64, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 8 Pro, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 8 Pro x64, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 8 x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 8.1, Windows
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersUEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one5.0
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Extreme Memory Profile (XMP)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers174 mm231 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneNo
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneNo

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