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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5 TH vs MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 29identical
  • 47known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5 TH 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-UD5 TH has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5 TH 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). Motherboard form factor: ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5 TH, micro ATX on the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Motherboard chipset: Intel® Z87 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD5 TH, Intel® H87 on the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 8
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 5
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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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
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 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 speedsDiffers1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Maximum resolution4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX version1111
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers84
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 connectorsDiffers52
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
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 quantity00
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one2
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), 802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® H87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC898
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) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one3
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one3.0
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
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)YesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm226 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one6
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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