Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0)

31specifications compared
12differ
19identical
48known 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 GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0) (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0) (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0) has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0). Compatible processor series: Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron on the GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0).

Processor manufacturer
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):AMD
Number of memory slots
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):2
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA II, SATA III
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):2
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):1
Motherboard chipset family
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):AMD
Motherboard chipset
- P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Intel® Q77 Express
- GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0):AMD A75

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Comparison of P8Q77-M2, GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0)
79 specifications	A ASUS P8Q77-M2 Intel® Q77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8Q77-M2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-A75M-DS2 (rev. 2.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	AMD Athlon II, AMD Sempron
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memory	32 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
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
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	1920 x 1200 pixels	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/O2 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	4
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
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
S/PDIF out 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
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82579	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® Q77 Express	AMD A75
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC887	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
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	1x4, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 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	AWARD
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
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel Q77	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio outputKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Intel® vPro™ Platform EligibilityKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	225 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	174 mm

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