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
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
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
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
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
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
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
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	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
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
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
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q77 Express	Intel B75
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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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