Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

71specifications compared
17differ
54identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 64 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (1760 MB vs 1696 MB). The MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 3). Only the ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has CPU fan connector. Parallel processing technology support: 2-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu on the ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 2-Way SLI on the MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Maximum graphics card memory
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1696 MB
- Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1760 MB
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
CPU fan connector
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Headphone outputs
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
LAN controller
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111F
- Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel® 82579V
Networking features
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
- Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Motherboard form factor
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:micro ATX
- Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of P8Z77-M, Z77A-GD80
92 specifications	A ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8Z77-M View product	B MSI Z77A-GD80 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z77A-GD80 View product
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1800,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400,2600 MHz
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1696 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu	2-Way SLI
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Intel® 82579V
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel Z77	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC898
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x16	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ASMedia ASM 1061

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