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

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
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
LAN controller
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek 8111G
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111G
Motherboard chipset
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® B85
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H87
Audio output channels
- B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6.1 channels
- H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:7.1 channels

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Comparison of B85M-G43, H87M-G43
65 specifications	A MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model B85M-G43 View product	B MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-G43 View product
Memoryidentical
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 GB
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek 8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H87
Audio output channelsDiffers	6.1 channels	7.1 channels
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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