Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

48specifications compared
15differ
33identical
57known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 5 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 1). The MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 3 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 0). Only the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has power fan connector. Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Processor socket
- GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
Power fan connector
- GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:No
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-H87M-HD3, B75MA-E31
105 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H87M-HD3 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-H87M-HD3 View product	B MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-E31 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
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 speeds	1333,1600 MHz	1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB
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
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics support	Yes	Yes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorDiffers	No	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	Intel B75
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slots	1	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	UEFI	UEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumper	Yes	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)	Yes	Yes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology Intel Smart Response Technology Intel Small Business Advantage Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio Modem Rise (AMR) slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CF card connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
CNR slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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