Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX vs MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

32specifications compared
16differ
16identical
58known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX (2 vs 1). The MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 3 more chassis fan connectors than the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX (4 vs 1). The MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity than the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX (2 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 1356 (Socket B2) on the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Ethernet interface type: Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet on the ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX, Gigabit Ethernet on the MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor socket
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:LGA 1356 (Socket B2)
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
USB 2.0 connectors
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:1
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:1
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:0
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:2
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
LAN controller
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:Intel® 82574L
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
Component for
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:Server
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:PC
Motherboard chipset
- Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX:Intel® C602
- Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel Z77

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Comparison of Z9NA-D6, Z77A-G41
90 specifications	A ASUS Z9NA-D6 motherboard Intel® C602 LGA 1356 (Socket B2) ATX Model Z9NA-D6 View product	B MSI Z77A-G41 Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model Z77A-G41 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1356 (Socket B2)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Intel Xeon seriesKnown for one	E5-2400	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported QPIKnown for one	6.4,7.2,8 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Memory slots typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	DIMM
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2200,2400,2666,2800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	192 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card memoryKnown for one	16 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics card modelKnown for one	Aspeed AST2300	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectors	4	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	4
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	4	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffers	Intel® 82574L	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component forDiffers	Server	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® C602	Intel Z77
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATX
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	OC Genie II
CertificationKnown for one	FCC, CE, C-TICK	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x4, 1x16, 2x1
PCI Express slots version	2.0, 3.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	304.8 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	251.5 mm	305 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffers	SATA, USB-SATA	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
User guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel Z77
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	5	4
Supported DIMM module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 2GB, 32GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported UDIMM module capacityKnown for one	2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM module capacityKnown for one	16GB, 32GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported LRDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum LRDIMM memoryKnown for one	192 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM clock speedsKnown for one	1066,1333,1600 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported RDIMM module capacityKnown for one	16GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of DIMM slotsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of processors supportedKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operational conditionsidentical
Storage temperature (T-T)Known for one	-40 - 70 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Operating temperature (T-T)Known for one	10 - 35 °C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage relative humidity (H-H)Known for one	20 - 90%	Unknown — not stated by the source

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