Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z77-V LX vs MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

49specifications compared
14differ
35identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 64 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the ASUS P8Z77-V LX (1760 MB vs 1696 MB). The ASUS P8Z77-V LX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The ASUS P8Z77-V LX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (2 vs 1). Only the ASUS P8Z77-V LX has on-board graphics card. Motherboard chipset: Intel Z77 on the ASUS P8Z77-V LX, Intel B75 on the MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Maximum graphics card memory
- P8Z77-V LX:1696 MB
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1760 MB
On-board graphics card
- P8Z77-V LX:Yes
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:3
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:2
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:4
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:5
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:2
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Headphone outputs
- P8Z77-V LX:3
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
Motherboard chipset
- P8Z77-V LX:Intel Z77
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel B75

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Comparison of P8Z77-V LX, B75A-G43
88 specifications	A ASUS P8Z77-V LX View product	B MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model B75A-G43 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
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	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 MHz
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 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
Graphics2 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1696 MB	1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 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/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	5
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 ports1 differ
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z77	Intel B75
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
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
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 jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	218 mm	245 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 features1 differ
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel Z77	SATAIII
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII

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