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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z77A-G41 Plus

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  • 41specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 29identical
  • 32known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-G41 Plus has 2 more memory slots than the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-G41 Plus 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). The MSI Z77A-G41 Plus 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 Z77A-G41 Plus. Maximum resolution: 1920 x 1200 pixels on the MSI B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, 2048 x 1536 pixels on the MSI Z77A-G41 Plus.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum resolution
    • 1920 x 1200 pixels
    • 2048 x 1536 pixels
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX

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MSI

B85M-P33 motherboard Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model B85M-P33

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Z77A-G41 PlusView product
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 onei3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesSATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels2048 x 1536 pixels
DirectX versionKnown for one11
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers01
Number of SATA III connectors22
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers24
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorYesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity11
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® B85Intel H77
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
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
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)YesYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers173 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers226 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one4
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor front side busKnown for one100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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