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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z77A-G41 Plus

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  • 45specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 33identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus (4 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-G41 Plus has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-G41 Plus has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus. LAN controller: Realtek 8111G on the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek 8111G
    • Realtek RTL8111E
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® B85
    • Intel H77
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC892
    • Realtek ALC887

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MSI

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

Model B85M-G43

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Z77A-G41 PlusView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for onei3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2048 x 1536 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 connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers24
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
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 quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantity11
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GRealtek RTL8111E
Features4 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel H77
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers6.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
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
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)YesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one4
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor front side busKnown for one100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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