Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z77-V LX vs MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

50specifications compared
22differ
28identical
41known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P8Z77-V LX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P8Z77-V LX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The ASUS P8Z77-V LX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (3 vs 2). Supported memory module capacities: 16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB on the ASUS P8Z77-V LX, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB on the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS P8Z77-V LX, SATA, SATA II on the MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

Number of memory slots
- P8Z77-V LX:4
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P8Z77-V LX:32 GB
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
Supported memory module capacities
- P8Z77-V LX:16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8Z77-V LX:SATA II, SATA III
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:SATA, SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:3
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:1
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:2
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:0
- H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of P8Z77-V LX, H61M-P20-G3
91 specifications	A ASUS P8Z77-V LX View product	B MSI H61M-P20-G3 motherboard Intel® H61 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H61M-P20-G3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processors	1	1
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600 MHz
Intel Core i3/i5/i7/i9 seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	i3-3xxx, i5-3xxx, i7-3xxx
Memory4 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
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
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
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II, SATA III	SATA, SATA II
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	2-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Not supported
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
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
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/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	0
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	0
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	2	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
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
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8105E
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
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z77	Intel® H61
Audio chip	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	EFI AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 jumper	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	173 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	226 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
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
Quick installation guide	Yes	Yes

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