Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

35specifications compared
21differ
14identical
47known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (5 vs 4). Only the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has parallel connector. Only the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has microphone in.

ECC сompatibility
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:ECC
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA III
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Parallel connector
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1

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Comparison of P8B-MX, Z77A-G41
82 specifications	A ASUS P8B-MX Intel® C202 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8B-MX View product	B MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z77A-G41 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
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
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E3-1200	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor number of cores supportedKnown for one	2, 4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2050	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
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
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	5	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorDiffers	No	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inDiffers	No	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C202	Intel Z77
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CFR47 15, B, CE, EN55022, EN55024	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots4 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16	1x4, 1x16, 2x1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243.8 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	243.8 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables included	SATA	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z77
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	3	4
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum UDIMM memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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