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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus V Formula vs ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

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  • 59specifications compared
  • 23differ
  • 36identical
  • 44known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Maximus V Formula (3 vs 2). The ASUS Maximus V Formula has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS Maximus V Formula (4 vs 2). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS Maximus V Formula, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS Maximus V Formula, Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

  • Supported storage drive interfaces
    • SATA, SATA II, SATA III
    • SATA II, SATA III
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 0
    • 1
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 7
    • 2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 4
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2

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P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Model P8Q77-M/CSM

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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®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors11
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 сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory32 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Unbuffered memoryYesYes
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffersSATA, SATA II, SATA IIISATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix VirtuNot supported
On-board graphics cardYesYes
Graphics card familyIntelIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
Maximum resolution2560 x 1600 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
HDCPKnown for oneYes
OpenGL versionKnown for one4.2
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Discrete graphics supportYesYes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1748 MB
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers62
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one10
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers01
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers72
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)YesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers42
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers02
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
DisplayPorts quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for one5
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANYesYes
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 oneIntel® 82579LM
Features2 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersExtended ATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyIntelIntel
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel Z77Intel® Q77 Express
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typePassivePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneVIA VT1708S
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express x4 slots11
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
Mini PCI Express slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express configurationsDiffers1x16, 2x81x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers2.0, 3.03.0
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIAMI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit128 Mbit
ACPI version2.0a2.0a
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers257 mm228.7 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedSATASATA
Drivers includedYesYes
Trial softwareKnown for oneAntivirus
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities ASUS Update
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
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM2.0, DMI2.0, WOL by PME, PXE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Q77
Audio outputKnown for one3
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneYes
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one3
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes

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