MSI B85M-P33 V2 vs MSI H81M-P33 V2

Comparison of B85M-P33 V2, H81M-P33 V2

68 specifications	A MSI B85M-P33 V2View product	B MSI H81M-P33 V2View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)	LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speeds	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1760 MB	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	—Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	2	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111G	Realtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H81
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	228 mm	228 mm
Depth	226 mm	226 mm
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantity	3	3
Processor front side busKnown for one	100 MHz	—Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	—Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 1.x) slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	—Unknown — not stated by the source	2

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