Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

34specifications compared
9differ
25identical
36known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory types
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA III
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Number of SATA III connectors
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Motherboard chipset
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H87
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H81
Audio chip
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek ALC892
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek ALC887
Width
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:173 mm
Depth
- CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:244 mm
- H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:226 mm

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Comparison of CSM-H87M-G43, H81M-E33
70 specifications	A MSI CSM-H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-H87M-G43 View product	B MSI H81M-E33 Intel® H81 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H81M-E33 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-4xxx, i5-4xxx, i7-4xxx
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDiffers	DDR3-SDRAM, DDR3L-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	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 III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Crossfire	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	Intel® H81
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	226 mm
Other featuresidentical
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Processor front side busKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	100 MHz
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DVI portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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