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
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
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
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	2
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
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111G	Realtek 8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H87
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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