Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

43specifications compared
13differ
30identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:2
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX:mini ITX

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Comparison of GA-Q87M-D2H, B85I
80 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-D2H motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-Q87M-D2H View product	B MSI B85I Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX Model B85I View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
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 memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek 8111G
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	mini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q87	Intel® B85
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mini PCI Express slot (half-length)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
Other features1 differ
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	3	2
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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