Product Comparison: ASUS B85M-E vs ASUS B85M-G

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ASUS B85M-E Motherboard

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General Specifications

Brand

ASUS

Model

B85M-E

B85M-G

Origin

China

About the Product

Asus B85M-E is a motherboard that supports 4th generation Intel Core i7, i5 and i3 processors, as well as Pentium and Celeron processors, which include integrated memory and PCI Express controllers.

A number of engineering solutions implemented in Asus motherboards serve to protect them from electrical overload, corrosion and other troubles. Thanks to them, every Asus product has a guaranteed long service life.

Key Specs

Form Factor

Micro ATX

Socket

LGA1150

Chipset

Intel B85

Supported Processors

Supports 4th Gen Intel Core i3 / i5 / i7 / Pentium / Celeron processors

Memory Slot Type

240 pin

What customers say about "Key Specs"

ASUS B85M-E Motherboard

Board runs great with Intel i5 4460 and 2x4GB HyperX Savage.
Assembly and setup took place without any problems.
Good motherboard excellent compromise quality price and also supports the latest processors with socket 1150.
Perfect for assembling a good quality next-generation. Great CPU support.
Support for 4th Generation Intel Core Processors (Haswell) 1150 without the need to flash the bios.

ASUS B85M-G Motherboard

I installed an Intel i7-4770 CPU and 16GB of RAM and it works very well.
It was able to recognize my i7 4790 without the need to update the BIOS.
Worked out of the box. No issues setting it up.
Good for older processors. Good socket type.
This is a great board. Works right out of the box with next gen processor.

Size & Weight

Height

9.6 in.

9.2 in.

Depth

1 in.

Weight

2.05 lbs.

1.32 lbs.

Width

7.6 in.

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Memory

Memory Type

DDR3

Maximum Speed

1600 MHz

Number Of Memory Slots

Max. Memory Supported

32 GB

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What customers say about "Memory"

ASUS B85M-E Motherboard

Good board. Runs smoothly with Intel I5 and 8GB memory.
The memory went in without problems and registered correctly on boot.
So far no problems with the memory.
Easy setup. Paired up with an Intel I5 and 8GB memory.
The third and fourth memory dimm doesn't work.

ASUS B85M-G Motherboard

There's enough expansion slots, and memory slots.
This mobo worked perfectly with 32GB memory.
Compact plate with high quality materials. Has great memory speed.
Very good performance. Works with 32GB memory.
Supports only up to 32GB of memory which is not enough for me.

Connectivity

PCI

PCI-E

2x PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16, PCIe 2.0 x1

PCIe 3.0/2.0 x16, 2x PCIe 2.0 x1

HDMI

USB

4x USB 3.1 Gen1, 8x USB 2.0

SATA

Other Interfaces

2x PS/2, DVI-D, VGA, DisplayPоrt, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks

2x PS/2, DVI-D, VGA, RJ-45, 3x audio jacks

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What customers say about "Connectivity"

ASUS B85M-E Motherboard

It has Display Port for some 4K 3820x2160 @60Hz monitors.
Lots of connectivity and good features for a mainstream/workstation board.
There is a lot of connectivity in this board that makes it great for a workstation.
The connection/installation was very easy. Good number of USB ports.
The HDMI output does not support 4k.

ASUS B85M-G Motherboard

Enough ports for my needs.
An excellent number of USB ports on the rear panel.
An excellent motherboard that accommodates a large number of ports.
All connectors are conveniently located and easily accessible.
The missing M.2 slot upset me.

Features

Native Audio

Realtek ALC887-VD

Realtek ALC887-VD2

Additional Accessories Included

I/O Shield, 2x SATA cables, Driver disk

Extras

ASUS EPU, GPU Boost, AI Suite 3, Ai Charger, Anti-Surge, ASUS Quiet Thermal Solution, ASUS EZ DIY, ASUS Q-Design

What customers say about "Features"

ASUS B85M-E Motherboard

Great MB with easy to use BIOS and excellent feature for such a good value board.
Beautiful board, complete and fast.
No problems installing or configuration bios.
Motherboard with a reasonable price and a high quality.
The board has just enough features, not overdone.

ASUS B85M-G Motherboard

Installation was smooth. Everything worked as expected.
The price was very reasonable and this motherboard is very easy to set up and configure.
Has plenty of options in the bios which is well intuitive.
Fits my case perfectly, had no trouble.
Very satisfied overall with the motherboard. Had no issues with functionality.

Power

Power Connectors

24-pin EATX, 4-pin ATX 12V

Warranty / Certifications

Manufacturer Warranty

1 year(s)

Certifications

CE, FCC

Other Information

Manufacturer

Link

Manual