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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX vs MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

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  • 50specifications compared
  • 10differ
  • 40identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX (6 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA III on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111G on the MSI H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX, Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA III
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 6
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek RTL8111G
    • Realtek RTL8111E
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® H87
    • Intel® Z87

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MSI

H87M-G43 motherboard Intel® H87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

Model H87M-G43

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MSI

Z87-G43 motherboard Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX

Model Z87-G43

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Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
Memory1 differ
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 memoryKnown for one64 GB
Internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA IIISATA, SATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
HDCPKnown for oneYes
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Serial port headersKnown for one1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers46
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
Headphone outputsDiffers16
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111GRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® H87Intel® Z87
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for oneYes
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneUEFI
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Parallel port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes

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