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MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H61I-E35 V2/W8

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 28identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61I-E35 V2/W8 (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI H61I-E35 V2/W8 (2 vs 0). The MSI H61I-E35 V2/W8 has 2 more SATA II connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Processor socket: LGA 1150 (Socket H3) on the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI H61I-E35 V2/W8. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA II on the MSI H61I-E35 V2/W8.

  • Processor socket
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • H61I-E35 V2/W8:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
    • H61I-E35 V2/W8:16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • H61I-E35 V2/W8:SATA II
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H61I-E35 V2/W8:0
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H61I-E35 V2/W8:4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H61I-E35 V2/W8:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H61I-E35 V2/W8:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • H61I-E35 V2/W8:1

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Comparison of B85M-P33, H61I-E35 V2/W8
65 specifications
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 oneUnknown — not stated by the sourcei3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots22
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
Supported memory clock speeds1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA II
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1759 MB
OpenGL versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.1
Maximum resolutionKnown for one1920 x 1200 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors00
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers24
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.4
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H61
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC887
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows Vista Business, Windows Vista Business x64, Windows Vi
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slots11
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.03.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers173 mm170 mm
DepthDiffers226 mm170 mm
Other featuresidentical
Quick installation guideKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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