Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX

39specifications compared
21differ
18identical
55known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (5 vs 2). The ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX (1 vs 0). Memory slots type: DIMM on the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, SO-DIMM on the GIGABYTE GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz on the ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 800,1066,1333,1600 MHz on the GIGABYTE GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX.

Memory slots type
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:DIMM
- GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX:SO-DIMM
Maximum internal memory
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX:5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX:0

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Comparison of B75M-A, GA-H77TN
94 specifications	A ASUS B75M-A Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75M-A View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H77TN motherboard Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) Thin Mini ITX Model GA-H77TN View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	2	2
Memory slots typeDiffers	DIMM	SO-DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2560 x 1600 pixels
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.3
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	PC	Nettop
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	Thin Mini ITX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B75	Intel H77
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Expansion slotsidentical
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	EFI AMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	64 Mbit
ACPI version	2.0a	2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	170 mm
DepthDiffers	178 mm	170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
PCI Express x4 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
DC-in jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
eSATA/USB 2.0 ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0

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