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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 40identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 4). The MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA III on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. LAN controller: Realtek 8111G on the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Realtek RTL8111G on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek 8111G
    • Realtek RTL8111G
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® B85
    • Intel® H87
  • Audio output channels
    • 6.1 channels
    • 7.1 channels

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65 specifications
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MSI

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

Model B85M-G43

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MSI

H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model H87M-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
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GRealtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H87
Audio chipRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsDiffers6.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slots22
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slots11
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slots11
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width244 mm244 mm
Depth244 mm244 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes

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