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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z87 XPOWER

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 27identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87 XPOWER has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z87 XPOWER has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z87 XPOWER has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (2 vs 0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z87 XPOWER. LAN controller: Realtek 8111G on the MSI H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Bigfoot Killer E2205 on the MSI Z87 XPOWER.

  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 32 GB
    • 64 GB
  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 0
    • 2
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 4
    • 10
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 8

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H87M-E33 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model H87M-E33

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1150 (Socket H3)LGA 1150 (Socket H3)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors11
Memory3 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolution4096 x 2160 pixels4096 x 2160 pixels
HDCPYesYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers02
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers410
Number of SATA II connectors00
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one2
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers26
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers28
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers12
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one2
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek 8111GBigfoot Killer E2205
Wake-on-LAN readyYesYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXXL-ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H87Intel® Z87
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC1150
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers15
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one2x16, 4x8
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel® High Definition Audio (Intel® HD Audio)Known for oneYes
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for oneYes
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers173 mm345 mm
DepthDiffers226 mm264 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes

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