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ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD

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  • 53specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 35identical
  • 36known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD (3 vs 2). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD. Parallel processing technology support: Not supported on the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, LucidLogix Virtu on the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD.

  • Number of memory slots
    • P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
    • P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
    • P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD:16 GB
  • Parallel processing technology support
    • P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Not supported
    • P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD:LucidLogix Virtu
  • Maximum resolution
    • P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1920 x 1200 pixels
    • P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD:2560 x 1600 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
    • P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD:2
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
    • P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD:2
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
    • P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD:1
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
    • P8Z77-I DELUXE/WD:4

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89 specifications
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source5 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2133,2200,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers32 GB16 GB
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffersNot supportedLucidLogix Virtu
Maximum resolutionDiffers1920 x 1200 pixels2560 x 1600 pixels
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1748 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers42
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers24
eSATA ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers20
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
HDMI ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82579Intel® 82579V
Wi-FiKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g
BluetoothKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Bluetooth versionKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source4.0
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXmini ITX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Q77 ExpressIntel Z77
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC898
Cooling typeKnown for onePassiveUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one1x4, 1x16Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeDiffers128 Mbit64 Mbit
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0aUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source170 mm
DepthKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source170 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneAntivirusUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Utilities ASUS UpdateUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
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 one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source

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