Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE vs MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

42specifications compared
18differ
24identical
50known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 2 more memory slots than the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE (4 vs 2). The MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE has 1 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (2 vs 1). Parallel processing technology support: LucidLogix Virtu on the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE, Not supported on the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Motherboard form factor: mini ITX on the ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE, micro ATX on the MSI B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- P8Z77-I DELUXE:2
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P8Z77-I DELUXE:16 GB
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
Parallel processing technology support
- P8Z77-I DELUXE:LucidLogix Virtu
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Not supported
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z77-I DELUXE:2
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8Z77-I DELUXE:2
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z77-I DELUXE:4
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- P8Z77-I DELUXE:2
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8Z77-I DELUXE:0
- B75MA-P45 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of P8Z77-I DELUXE, B75MA-P45
92 specifications	A ASUS P8Z77-I DELUXE 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
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	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	1696 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	LucidLogix Virtu	Not supported
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/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	2	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	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82579V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	4.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z77	Intel B75
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC898	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 slotsidentical
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0, 3.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	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 Z77	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Back-to-BIOS buttonKnown 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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