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MSI CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

46specifications compared
14differ
32identical
10known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
HDMI ports quantity
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of CSM-B85M-P32, CSM-Q87M-E43
56 specifications	A MSI CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-B85M-P32 View product	B MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-Q87M-E43 View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA III
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	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
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	228 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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