Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

45specifications compared
7differ
38identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 0). The MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111G on the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Realtek 8111G on the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Motherboard chipset: Intel® B85 on the MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Intel® H87 on the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

Number of SATA III connectors
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111G
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek 8111G
Motherboard chipset
- B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® B85
- H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H87

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Comparison of B85M-E33, H87M-E33
60 specifications	A MSI B85M-E33 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-E33 View product	B MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-E33 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA III	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	0	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	2
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111G	Realtek 8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H87
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express slots version	3.0	3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	173 mm	173 mm
Depth	226 mm	226 mm

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