Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI H97M ECO

31specifications compared
11differ
20identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:SATA III
- H97M ECO:SATA
USB 2.0 connectors
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:5
- H97M ECO:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- H97M ECO:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- H97M ECO:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:4
- H97M ECO:1
LAN controller
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel® I210-AT
- H97M ECO:Intel® I218-V
Motherboard form factor
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:ATX
- H97M ECO:micro ATX
Motherboard chipset
- CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Intel® H87
- H97M ECO:Intel® H97

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Comparison of CSM-H87S-098, H97M ECO
56 specifications	A MSI CSM-H87S-098 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model CSM-H87S-098 View product	B MSI H97M ECO View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4096 x 2160 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	5	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	12	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	4	1
PS/2 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I210-AT	Intel® I218-V
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® H87	Intel® H97
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CertificationKnown for one	CE, FCC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	235 mm

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