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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85-G41 PC Mate vs MSI H87-G41 PC Mate

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 4differ
  • 50identical
  • 1known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87-G41 PC Mate has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85-G41 PC Mate (6 vs 4). The MSI B85-G41 PC Mate has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI H87-G41 PC Mate (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85-G41 PC Mate, SATA III on the MSI H87-G41 PC Mate. Motherboard chipset: Intel® B85 on the MSI B85-G41 PC Mate, Intel® H87 on the MSI H87-G41 PC Mate.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® B85
    • Intel® H87

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory64 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors55
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Parallel connectorYesYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerRealtek RTL8111GRealtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H87
Audio chipRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC887
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI Express slots version2.0, 3.02.0, 3.0
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width220 mm220 mm
Depth305 mm305 mm

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