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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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MSI

H87-G43 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model H87-G43

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Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one64 GB
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
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one5
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111DPRealtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers13
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm

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