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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX vs MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

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  • 55specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 37identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX (4 vs 2). The ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX has 4 more SATA connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (10 vs 6). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX, SATA II, SATA III on the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS Maximus V Formula/ThunderFX, Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 10
    • 6
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 7
    • 4
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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ASUS

Maximus V Formula/ThunderFXView product
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Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

Model Z77A-G41

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Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolutionKnown for one2560 x 1600 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
OpenGL versionKnown for one4.2
Internal I/O4 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers106
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers74
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers01
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one5
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffersFast Ethernet, Gigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
BluetoothKnown for oneYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for one4.0
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LAN
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXATX
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneOC Genie II
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers32
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x81x4, 1x16, 2x1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm216 mm
DepthDiffers257 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneNo
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneYes
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
I/O portsKnown for one2x RCA 1x USB 2.0 2x 3.5mm 1x 2.5mm
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z77
Audio outputKnown for one3
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one4

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