Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

72specifications compared
19differ
53identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1,184 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (1696 MB vs 512 MB). The ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI ZH77A-G43 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 S/PDIF out port. LAN controller: Realtek RTL8111F on the ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, Realtek RTL8111E on the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Maximum graphics card memory
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1696 MB
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:512 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
Headphone outputs
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
S/PDIF out port
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
LAN controller
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111F
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features
- P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit/sec

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Comparison of P8Z77-M, ZH77A-G43
87 specifications	A ASUS P8Z77-M Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model P8Z77-M View product	B MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model ZH77A-G43 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 MHz
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1696 MB	512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu	Unknown — not stated by the source
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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Network2 differ
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111F	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
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 ALC892
Expansion slots4 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
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 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x4 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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel Z77	Intel H77

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