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MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 40specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 27identical
  • 30known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (1 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA III on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX. Maximum resolution: 1920 x 1200 pixels on the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 4096 x 2160 pixels on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX.

  • Number of memory slots
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
  • Maximum resolution
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
    • H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2160 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
    • H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of B85M-P33, H87M-G43
70 specifications
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNon-ECC
Internal memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA III
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
HDCPKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111G
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel® H87
Audio chipKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC892
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers173 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers226 mm244 mm
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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