Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX vs MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING

75specifications compared
10differ
65identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING has 2 more SATA III connectors than the ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (8 vs 6). The MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING has 2 more PCI Express x1 slots than the ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX (4 vs 2). Audio chip: Realtek ALC892 on the ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, Realtek ALC1150 on the MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING. PCI Express configurations: 1x16, 2x8 on the ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX, 1x4, 1x8, 1x16 on the MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING.

Maximum internal memory
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:32 GB
- Z87-GD65 GAMING:64 GB
Number of SATA III connectors
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:6
- Z87-GD65 GAMING:8
Audio chip
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:Realtek ALC892
- Z87-GD65 GAMING:Realtek ALC1150
PCI Express x1 slots
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:2
- Z87-GD65 GAMING:4
PCI Express configurations
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:1x16, 2x8
- Z87-GD65 GAMING:1x4, 1x8, 1x16
BIOS type
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:EFI AMI
- Z87-GD65 GAMING:UEFI
Width
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:305 mm
- Z87-GD65 GAMING:304 mm
Depth
- Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX:223.5 mm
- Z87-GD65 GAMING:244 mm

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Comparison of Z87-A, Z87-GD65 GAMING
86 specifications	A ASUS Z87-A Intel® Z87 LGA 1150 (Socket H3) ATX Model Z87-A View product	B MSI Z87-GD65 GAMING View product
Memory2 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz	1066,1200,1300,1333,1500,1600,1666,1800,1866,1900,2000,2100,2133,2200,2250,2400,2450,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	64 GB
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX, Quad-GPU SLI	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	8
Serial port headersKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Bigfoot Killer E2205
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC1150
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x8	1x4, 1x8, 1x16
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	304 mm
DepthDiffers	223.5 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial port via internal headerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mini DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source

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