Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

56specifications compared
16differ
40identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express 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 MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more PS/2 ports quantity than the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (2 vs 1). LAN controller: Intel® 82579LM on the ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
LAN controller
- P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® 82579LM
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
Motherboard form factor
- P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX
Motherboard chipset
- P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® Q77 Express
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel Z77
Audio chip
- P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:VIA VT1708S
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Realtek ALC887
PCI Express x16 slots
- P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of P8Q77-M/CSM, Z77A-G41
80 specifications	A ASUS P8Q77-M/CSM motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8Q77-M/CSM View product	B MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z77A-G41 View product
Processoridentical
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
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
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82579LM	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q77 Express	Intel Z77
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4, 1x16	1x4, 1x16, 2x1
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	228.7 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Antivirus	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	ASUS Utilities ASUS Update	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel Q77	Intel Z77
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	3	4

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