Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

45specifications compared
10differ
35identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:32 GB
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:16 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
Headphone outputs
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
LAN controller
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® I217-LM
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111G
Motherboard chipset
- CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® Q87
- H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:Intel® H87

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Comparison of CSM-Q87M-E43, H87M-E35
60 specifications	A MSI CSM-Q87M-E43 Intel® Q87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model CSM-Q87M-E43 View product	B MSI H87M-E35 Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H87M-E35 View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	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
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® I217-LM	Realtek RTL8111G
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q87	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 slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 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

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