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ASUS P8Z77-V LX vs MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

76specifications compared
15differ
61identical
12known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard 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 Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-V LX (4 vs 2). Only the ASUS P8Z77-V LX has S/PDIF out port. Audio chip: Realtek ALC887 on the ASUS P8Z77-V LX, Realtek ALC892 on the MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Maximum graphics card memory
- P8Z77-V LX:1696 MB
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1760 MB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:3
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:2
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of SATA II connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:4
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P8Z77-V LX:2
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z77-V LX:4
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
Headphone outputs
- P8Z77-V LX:3
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
S/PDIF out port
- P8Z77-V LX:Yes
- Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No

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Comparison of P8Z77-V LX, Z77A-G43
88 specifications	A ASUS P8Z77-V LX View product	B MSI Z77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z77A-G43 View product
Memory1 differ
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, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	2048 x 1536 pixels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	2
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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel Z77	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x4, 1x16	1x16+1x4
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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	218 mm	245 mm

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