Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

47specifications compared
10differ
37identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Maximum internal memory
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:64 GB
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
Number of SATA II connectors
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Number of chassis fan connectors
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
LAN controller
- CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111G
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® I217-LM

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Comparison of CSM-B85M-E45, CSM-Q87M-E43
63 specifications	A MSI CSM-B85M-E45 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-B85M-E45 View product	B MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-Q87M-E43 View product
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	4096 x 2160 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111G	Intel® I217-LM
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® Q87
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Windows 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, Win	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	228 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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