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MSI B85-G41 PC Mate vs MSI H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

48specifications compared
13differ
35identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85-G41 PC Mate has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B85-G41 PC Mate has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI B85-G41 PC Mate has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85-G41 PC Mate, SATA III on the MSI H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the MSI B85-G41 PC Mate, micro ATX on the MSI H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- B85-G41 PC Mate:4
- H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B85-G41 PC Mate:SATA II, SATA III
- H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B85-G41 PC Mate:1
- H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- B85-G41 PC Mate:2
- H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA connectors
- B85-G41 PC Mate:6
- H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B85-G41 PC Mate:5
- H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
HDMI ports quantity
- B85-G41 PC Mate:1
- H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Motherboard form factor
- B85-G41 PC Mate:ATX
- H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of B85-G41 PC Mate, H87M-P33
59 specifications	A MSI B85-G41 PC Mate View product	B MSI H87M-P33 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-P33 View product
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	64 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	3
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H87
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	220 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
Technical detailsidentical
Sustainability certificatesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ENERGY STAR

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