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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX vs MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 17identical
  • 42known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-H87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The GIGABYTE GA-H87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the GIGABYTE GA-H87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Motherboard form factor: mini ITX on the GIGABYTE GA-H87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX, micro ATX on the MSI B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Headphone outputs
    • 5
    • 1

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GIGABYTE

GA-H87N-WIFI motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

Model GA-H87N-WIFI

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MSI

B75MA-E31 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Model B75MA-E31

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Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slotsKnown for one2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers12
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
Headphone outputsDiffers51
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmini ITXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H87Intel B75
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one1
Mini PCI Express slot (full length)Known for one1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers170 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers170 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one2
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one1
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version) Intel® Rapid Start Technology Intel® Smart Connect Technology Intel® Smart Response Technology Intel® Small Business Advantage Intel® Wireless Display

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