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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B75A-G43 GAMING vs MSI B85-G43 Gaming

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 16identical
  • 33known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
  • Supported memory clock speeds
    • 1333,1600 MHz
    • 1066,1333,1600 MHz
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 1
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 5
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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B75A-G43 GAMINGView product
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B85-G43 GamingView product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
FSB ParityKnown for oneYes
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers41
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers14
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers52
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneBigfoot Killer E2205
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel B75Intel® B85
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one7
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one304.8 mm
DepthKnown for one243.8 mm

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