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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85M-E43 DASH vs MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 52specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 40identical
  • 7known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85M-E43 DASH (6 vs 4). The MSI B85M-E43 DASH has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (2 vs 0). The MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI B85M-E43 DASH (6 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85M-E43 DASH, SATA III on the MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111DP on the MSI B85M-E43 DASH, Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek RTL8111DP
    • Realtek RTL8111E
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® B85
    • Intel® H87

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MSI

B85M-E43 DASHView product
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H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model H87-G43

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memoryidentical
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA connectors66
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one5
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Parallel connectorYesYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
Serial port headersKnown for one2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111DPRealtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express slots version2.0, 3.02.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers13
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm

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