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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force vs MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 25identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 0). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force has 6 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 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 H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-OC Force, SATA III on the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

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

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92 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z87X-OC ForceView product
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MSI

H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model H87M-E33

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Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Supported processor socketsKnown for oneLGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers104
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers102
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
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers24
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers21
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
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
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® H87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC898
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for oneActive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers51
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8, 2x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.03.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
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 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers264 mm226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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