Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

45specifications compared
12differ
33identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 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
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
HDMI ports quantity
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Motherboard chipset
- CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® B85
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H87

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Comparison of CSM-B85M-P32, H87M-E35
62 specifications	A MSI CSM-B85M-P32 Intel® B85 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-B85M-P32 View product	B MSI H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-E35 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	0	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® B85	Intel® H87
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	228 mm	224 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1760 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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