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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force vs MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 48specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 29identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force (64 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force has 6 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (10 vs 4). Supported memory clock speeds: 1333,1600,3000 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force, 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600,3000 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 10
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2

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93 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z87X-OC ForceView product
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MSI

B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model B85-G43

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Processoridentical
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory2 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers104
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one10
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers26
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111G, Realtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC898
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels6.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers52
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8, 2x16
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneEFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers264 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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