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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD7 TH vs MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 25identical
  • 45known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD7 TH has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 736 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD7 TH (1760 MB vs 1024 MB). The GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD7 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: Extended ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-Z87X-UD7 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-UD7 TH, Intel® H87 on the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • 1024 MB
    • 1760 MB
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 10
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 7
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 6
    • 2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1

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GIGABYTE

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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
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers1024 MB1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
HDCPKnown for oneYes
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 chassis fan connectorsDiffers72
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 ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers04
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
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
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z87Intel® H87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC898
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
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 one5
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 one64 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)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers264 mm226 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Thunderbolt 2 ports quantityKnown for one2
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one7
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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