ASUS P9X79-E WS vs MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

Key differences

The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The ASUS P9X79-E WS has 5 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (6 vs 1). The MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the ASUS P9X79-E WS (5 vs 4). Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS P9X79-E WS, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX. Compatible processor series: Intel® Core™ i7 on the ASUS P9X79-E WS, Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium® on the MSI B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

• Processor socket
  • P9X79-E WS:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
  • B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
• Memory channels
  • P9X79-E WS:Quad-channel
  • B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Dual-channel
• Maximum internal memory
  • P9X79-E WS:64 GB
  • B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:32 GB
• Number of SATA III connectors
  • P9X79-E WS:6
  • B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
• Number of SATA II connectors
  • P9X79-E WS:4
  • B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
• Number of chassis fan connectors
  • P9X79-E WS:4
  • B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
• USB 2.0 ports quantity
  • P9X79-E WS:10
  • B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
• Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
  • P9X79-E WS:2
  • B75MA-G43 Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1