Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3) vs MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt

49specifications compared
18differ
31identical
37known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3) (3 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3) (1 vs 0). The ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3) has 2 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt (4 vs 2). LAN controller: Intel® 82574L, Intel® 82579 on the ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3), Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt. Motherboard chipset: Intel® P67 on the ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3), Intel Z77 on the MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt.

USB 2.0 connectors
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):2
- Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):0
- Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):4
- Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):8
- Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):2
- Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):1
- Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):0
- Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt:1
HDMI ports quantity
- P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3):0
- Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt:1

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Comparison of P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3), Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt
86 specifications	A ASUS P8P67 WS Revolution (rev. 3.0 B3)View product	B MSI Z77A-G45 Thunderbolt View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 series	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx	i3-2xxx, i3-3xxx, i5-2xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-2xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	32 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1760 MB
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical out	1	1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L, Intel® 82579	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P67	Intel Z77
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Linux operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	4	3
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	245 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Marvell PCIe 9128	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel P67 (B3)	Unknown — not stated by the source
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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