Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H87-G41 PC Mate

49specifications compared
16differ
33identical
7known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87-G41 PC Mate has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI H87-G41 PC Mate 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 H87-G41 PC Mate 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). Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI H87-G41 PC Mate. Motherboard chipset: Intel® B85 on the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Intel® H87 on the MSI H87-G41 PC Mate.

Number of memory slots
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87-G41 PC Mate:4
Maximum internal memory
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- H87-G41 PC Mate:64 GB
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H87-G41 PC Mate:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87-G41 PC Mate:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87-G41 PC Mate:0
Number of SATA connectors
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H87-G41 PC Mate:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- H87-G41 PC Mate:5
HDMI ports quantity
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H87-G41 PC Mate:1

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Comparison of B85M-E33, H87-G41 PC Mate
56 specifications	A MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-E33 View product	B MSI H87-G41 PC Mate View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	5
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H87
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	173 mm	220 mm
DepthDiffers	226 mm	305 mm

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