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
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
Memory1 differ
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
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 connectorsKnown for one	8	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	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
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
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P67	Intel Z77
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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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