Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

44specifications compared
16differ
28identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA III on the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. LAN controller: Realtek 8111G, Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Realtek RTL8111G on the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:64 GB
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of B85-G43, B85M-E33
63 specifications	A MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85-G43 View product	B MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-E33 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	2
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111G, Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio output channelsKnown for one	6.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	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	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	305 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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