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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 46specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 35identical
  • 35known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • 1024 MB
    • 1760 MB
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 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
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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81 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-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model CSM-Q87M-E43

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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
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
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 memory32 GB32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
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/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectors66
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers01
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 connectorYesYes
Serial port headersKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
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 quantity11
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity11
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneIntel® I217-LM
Featuresidentical
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel® Q87Intel® Q87
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width244 mm244 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 headerKnown for oneYes

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