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

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

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1333,1600 MHz
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1024 MB
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1760 MB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-Q87M-MK, CSM-Q87M-E43
81 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Q87M-MK motherboard Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model GA-Q87M-MK View product	B MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-Q87M-E43 View product
Processoridentical
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
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 speedsDiffers	1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1024 MB	1760 MB
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
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 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) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® I217-LM
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	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 jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 quantityKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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