Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 vs GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0)

41specifications compared
21differ
20identical
53known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0) has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 (64 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0) has 5 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 (7 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: Intel on the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2, AMD on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0).

Processor manufacturer
- P8Z77-V LX2:Intel
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):AMD
Maximum internal memory
- P8Z77-V LX2:32 GB
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8Z77-V LX2:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):SATA III
USB 2.0 connectors
- P8Z77-V LX2:2
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):4
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z77-V LX2:2
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):7
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z77-V LX2:4
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8Z77-V LX2:2
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):4
eSATA ports quantity
- P8Z77-V LX2:0
- GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of P8Z77-V LX2, GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0)
94 specifications	A ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-UP4 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketKnown for one	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	AMD Athlon
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
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA III
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1760 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	2560 x 1600 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/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	7
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111F	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
BluetoothKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	Intel	AMD
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel Z77	AMD A85X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Vista, XP 32/64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
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 slotsDiffers	2	1
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	AMI
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	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	213 mm	244 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 featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	2 x Thunderbolt	Unknown — not stated by the source

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