ASUS P9X79-E WS vs GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

Key differences

The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 4 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 2). The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 3). Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS P9X79-E WS, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Compatible processor series: Intel® Core™ i7 on the ASUS P9X79-E WS, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

• Processor socket
  • P9X79-E WS:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
• Memory channels
  • P9X79-E WS:Quad-channel
  • GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Dual-channel
• ECC сompatibility
  • P9X79-E WS:ECC & Non-ECC
  • GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Non-ECC
• Maximum internal memory
  • P9X79-E WS:64 GB
  • GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
• Parallel processing technology support
  • P9X79-E WS:4-Way CrossFireX, 4-Way SLI
  • GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • P9X79-E WS:6
  • GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
• Number of chassis fan connectors
  • P9X79-E WS:4
  • GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • P9X79-E WS:10
  • GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4