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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z87I Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 19differ
  • 28identical
  • 43known for one product only

Key differences

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1920 x 1200 pixels
    • 4096 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2

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MSI

B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model B85M-P32

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MSI

Z87I Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) mini ITX

Model Z87I

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Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
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
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one4
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers16
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® Z87
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots1 differ
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.03.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers228 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers243 mm170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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