Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8B75-M LX PLUS vs MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

55specifications compared
22differ
33identical
32known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8B75-M LX PLUS (4 vs 2). The MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8B75-M LX PLUS (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS P8B75-M LX PLUS has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz on the ASUS P8B75-M LX PLUS, 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz on the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Parallel processing technology support: Not supported on the ASUS P8B75-M LX PLUS, 2-Way CrossFireX on the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Number of memory slots
- P8B75-M LX PLUS:2
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P8B75-M LX PLUS:16 GB
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Parallel processing technology support
- P8B75-M LX PLUS:Not supported
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8B75-M LX PLUS:4
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8B75-M LX PLUS:2
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8B75-M LX PLUS:1
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8B75-M LX PLUS:5
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8B75-M LX PLUS:1
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4

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Comparison of P8B75-M LX PLUS, ZH77A-G41
87 specifications	A ASUS P8B75-M LX PLUS View product	B MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model ZH77A-G41 View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1696 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O5 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel B75	Intel H77
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 8	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x1, 1x4, 1x16
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	175 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H77
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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