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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus V Extreme vs MSI Z77 Mpower

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  • 58specifications compared
  • 21differ
  • 37identical
  • 40known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77 Mpower has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Maximus V Extreme (3 vs 2). The ASUS Maximus V Extreme has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z77 Mpower (2 vs 1). The ASUS Maximus V Extreme has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z77 Mpower (6 vs 2). Only the ASUS Maximus V Extreme has on-board graphics card. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS Maximus V Extreme, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z77 Mpower.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 7
    • 4

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98 specifications
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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1155 (Socket H2)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots44
Memory slots typeDIMMDIMM
Memory channelsDual-channelDual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz3000,1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolution2560 x 1600 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
OpenGL versionKnown for one4.2
DirectX version1111
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Internal I/O6 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers21
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers34
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one10
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers12
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers74
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one1
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers46
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity11
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantity00
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputsDiffers51
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Network3 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiYesYes
Wi-Fi standardsDiffers802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothYesYes
Bluetooth versionDiffers4.03.0+HS
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetIntel Z77Intel Z77
Audio chipRealtek ALC898Realtek ALC898
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, LED, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers53
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x16, 2x8, 4x8
PCI Express slots version2.0, 3.02.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one4
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperYesYes
Clear CMOS buttonYesYes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers272 mm245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNo
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one1
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
I/O portsKnown for one1 x Thunderbolt 1 x ROG Connect On/ Off
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, PXE
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneYes

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