Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

46specifications compared
14differ
32identical
43known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (2 vs 0). Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-H87-D3H, B85-G43
89 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H87-D3H motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model GA-H87-D3H View product	B MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85-G43 View product
Memory2 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111G, Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC892	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	6.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
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
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown 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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