Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 vs MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

55specifications compared
27differ
28identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 has 5 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (7 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 (4 vs 3). Only the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has on-board graphics card. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0, Intel on the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- M5A99FX PRO R2.0:AMD
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M5A99FX PRO R2.0:Socket AM3+
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
ECC сompatibility
- M5A99FX PRO R2.0:ECC & Non-ECC
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- M5A99FX PRO R2.0:SATA III
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
On-board graphics card
- M5A99FX PRO R2.0:No
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- M5A99FX PRO R2.0:3
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- M5A99FX PRO R2.0:7
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M5A99FX PRO R2.0:3
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4

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Comparison of M5A99FX PRO R2.0, Z77A-G41
79 specifications	A ASUS M5A99FX PRO R2.0 View product	B MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z77A-G41 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3+	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD Phenom II X2, AMD Phenom II X3, AMD Phenom II X4, AMD Phenom II X6, AMD Phenom II X8	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	7	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 990FX	Intel Z77
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for one	AMD SB950	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7 Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
Expansion slots5 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x1, 2x4, 2x16	1x4, 1x16, 2x1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	CrossFire, SATA	SATA
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features3 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ASMedia	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	AMD SB950	Intel Z77
Audio outputDiffers	6	3
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	5	4
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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