Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0)

53specifications compared
16differ
37identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0) (2 vs 1). The ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0) (1 vs 0). Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0). Networking features: Gigabit LAN on the ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0).

Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0):1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0):2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0):0
DVI-D ports quantity
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0):0
Headphone outputs
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0):1
Networking features
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
- GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0):Gigabit Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0):ATX
Motherboard chipset
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® Q77 Express
- GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0):Intel B75

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Comparison of P8Q77-M, GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0)
95 specifications	A ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8Q77-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P75-D3 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	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
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2560 x 1600 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionKnown for one	3.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DirectX versionKnown for one	11	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q77 Express	Intel B75
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC887
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 7 Windows XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor special featuresidentical
Intel Rapid Storage TechnologyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® Active Management Technology (Intel® AMT)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	228.7 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel Q77	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1

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