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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 30identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • 1024 MB
    • 1760 MB
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 0
  • Serial port headers
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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83 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model GA-Q87M-MK

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MSI

CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model CSM-B85M-P32

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers1024 MB1760 MB
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers60
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersDiffers21
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers13
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q87Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm228 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneYes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one3
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerYesYes

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