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MSI B85-G41 PC Mate vs MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 10differ
  • 44identical
  • 4known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX 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-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (2 vs 0). The MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI B85-G41 PC Mate (6 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85-G41 PC Mate, SATA III on the MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111G on the MSI B85-G41 PC Mate, Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • B85-G41 PC Mate:SATA II, SATA III
    • H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • B85-G41 PC Mate:4
    • H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • B85-G41 PC Mate:2
    • H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • B85-G41 PC Mate:4
    • H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • B85-G41 PC Mate:2
    • H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
  • LAN controller
    • B85-G41 PC Mate:Realtek RTL8111G
    • H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
  • Motherboard chipset
    • B85-G41 PC Mate:Intel® B85
    • H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel® H87
  • Audio chip
    • B85-G41 PC Mate:Realtek ALC887
    • H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Realtek ALC892

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Comparison of B85-G41 PC Mate, H87-G43
58 specifications
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GRealtek RTL8111E
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers23
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers220 mm244 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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