Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 vs GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0)

52specifications compared
20differ
32identical
45known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0) has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0) has 4 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 (6 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0) has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 (6 vs 4). Supported storage drive interfaces: SATA, SATA II, SATA III on the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2, SATA II, SATA III on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0). RAID levels: 0, 1, 5, 10 on the ASUS P8Z77-V LX2, 0, 1 on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0).

Supported storage drive interfaces
- P8Z77-V LX2:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels
- P8Z77-V LX2:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):0, 1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- P8Z77-V LX2:1
- GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):2
Number of SATA III connectors
- P8Z77-V LX2:2
- GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P8Z77-V LX2:4
- GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- P8Z77-V LX2:2
- GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P8Z77-V LX2:1
- GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P8Z77-V LX2:2
- GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of P8Z77-V LX2, GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0)
97 specifications	A ASUS P8Z77-V LX2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP7 (rev. 1.0)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
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 MHz
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 controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1760 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, Quad-GPU CrossFireX	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, 4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
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
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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	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
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	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
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
Network2 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 featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet, WLAN
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	Extended ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC898
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 systemsDiffers	Windows 7, Vista, XP 32/64-bit	Windows 8/7/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	128 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	213 mm	264 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
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security (OEM version), Intel Rapid Start Technology, Intel Smart Connect Technology, Intel Smart Response Technology, LucidLogix Virtu MVP
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown 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
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express power connectors (6-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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