Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

42specifications compared
12differ
30identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
Headphone outputs
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1
Ethernet interface type
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:micro ATX
- H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of CSM-B85M-P32, H81-P33
58 specifications	A MSI CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-B85M-P32 View product	B MSI H81-P33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model H81-P33 View product
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA II, SATA III
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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 ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H81
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	228 mm	214 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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