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MSI CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

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  • 47specifications compared
  • 12differ
  • 35identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of memory slots
    • CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:64 GB
    • CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
    • CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
    • CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
    • CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
    • CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of CSM-B85M-E45, CSM-B85M-P32
65 specifications
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA II, SATA IIISATA
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one4096 x 2160 pixelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers40
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers20
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers13
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Featuresidentical
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneWindows 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 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers12
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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