Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

41specifications compared
9differ
32identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (1 vs 0). The MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2).

Number of memory slots
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Audio output channels
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6.1 channels
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:7.1 channels
Width
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
- B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:173 mm

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Comparison of B85M-G43, B85M-P33
61 specifications	A MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-G43 View product	B MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-P33 View product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek 8111G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC892	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	6.1 channels	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1920 x 1200 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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