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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z87-G41 PC MATE

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  • 44specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 32identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87-G41 PC MATE has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z87-G41 PC MATE 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 Z87-G41 PC MATE (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, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z87-G41 PC MATE. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the MSI B85M-G43 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI Z87-G41 PC MATE.

  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 3
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® B85
    • Intel® Z87

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

Model B85M-G43

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Z87-G41 PC MATEView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers46
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Headphone outputsDiffers13
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek 8111G
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC892Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers6.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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