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ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z77 Mpower

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  • 49specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 27identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77 Mpower has 12 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1760 MB vs 1748 MB). The ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the MSI Z77 Mpower (1 vs 0). The MSI Z77 Mpower has 1 more EATX power connectors than the ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Only the ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI Z77 Mpower.

  • Maximum graphics card memory
    • P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1748 MB
    • Z77 Mpower:1760 MB
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Not supported
    • Z77 Mpower:2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
  • On-board graphics card
    • P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
    • Z77 Mpower:No
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
    • Z77 Mpower:0
  • Number of EATX power connectors
    • P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
    • Z77 Mpower:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
    • Z77 Mpower:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
    • Z77 Mpower:2
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
    • Z77 Mpower:6

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86 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600 MHz3000,1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics3 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers1748 MB1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supported2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntelUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source11
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers12
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers24
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers42
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers26
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82579LMRealtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.0+HS
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q77 ExpressIntel Z77
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC898
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers13
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers3.02.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one128 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers228.7 mm245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for oneAntivirusUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities ASUS UpdateUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Q77Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS switch buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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