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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI A78M-E35 V2 vs MSI B85M-P33 V3

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 30identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI A78M-E35 V2 has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI B85M-P33 V3 (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI A78M-E35 V2 has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 V3 (6 vs 4). The MSI B85M-P33 V3 has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI A78M-E35 V2 (2 vs 0). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI A78M-E35 V2, Intel on the MSI B85M-P33 V3. Processor socket: Socket FM2+ on the MSI A78M-E35 V2, LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the MSI B85M-P33 V3.

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket FM2+
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2

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Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket FM2+LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersAMD AIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1866,1333,2133,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111GRealtek RTL8111G
Features3 differ
Component forDiffersPCMini PC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffersAMDIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD A78Intel® B85
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
PCI slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers226 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers216 mm231 mm

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