Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI H97 PC MATE vs MSI H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX

53specifications compared
13differ
40identical
9known for one product only

Key differences

Supported storage drive interfaces
- H97 PC MATE:SATA, SATA III
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:SATA
Maximum resolution
- H97 PC MATE:4096 x 2160 pixels
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4096 x 2304 pixels
USB 2.0 connectors
- H97 PC MATE:2
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:3
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- H97 PC MATE:1
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- H97 PC MATE:4
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- H97 PC MATE:2
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- H97 PC MATE:2
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- H97 PC MATE:3
- H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX:6

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Comparison of H97 PC MATE, H97M-G43
62 specifications	A MSI H97 PC MATE View product	B MSI H97M-G43 Intel® H97 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) micro ATX Model H97M-G43 View product
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA III	SATA
Graphics1 differ
Maximum resolutionDiffers	4096 x 2160 pixels	4096 x 2304 pixels
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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