Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

44specifications compared
14differ
30identical
42known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). The MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (5 vs 4). Only the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Supported memory clock speeds: 1066,1333,1600 MHz on the ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz on the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

On-board graphics card
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:No
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Motherboard chipset
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® Q77 Express
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel B75
PCI slots
- P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P8Q77-M, B75MA-P45
86 specifications	A ASUS P8Q77-M motherboard Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8Q77-M View product	B MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model B75MA-P45 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®, 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
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology support	Not supported	Not supported
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card family	Intel	Intel
Graphics card	HD Graphics	HD Graphics
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 version	11	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	5
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	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
Parallel connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q77 Express	Intel B75
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
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
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	225 mm
DepthDiffers	228.7 mm	244 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
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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