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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 32identical
  • 10known 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 H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 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 H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 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 H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 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 H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 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 8111G on the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 32 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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MSI

B85-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model B85-G43

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MSI

H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model H87M-E33

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolution4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPYesYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers10
Number of SATA III connectors44
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111G, Realtek RTL8111ERealtek 8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H87
Audio output channelsDiffers6.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.03.0
PCI slotsKnown for one3
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)YesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm173 mm
DepthDiffers305 mm226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI

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