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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS vs MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

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  • 43specifications compared
  • 24differ
  • 19identical
  • 53known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 connectors than the ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS (3 vs 1). The ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS has 3 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 1). Only the MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has TPM connector. Processor socket: LGA 2011 (Socket R) on the ASUS Z9PE-D8 WS, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI Z77A-GD65 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 2011 (Socket R)
    • LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 64 GB
    • 32 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 1
    • 3
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
    • 4
    • 1
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of SATA II connectors
    • 8
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 6
    • 4
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 2
    • 1

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Z77A-GD65 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

Model Z77A-GD65

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 2011 (Socket R)LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffersIntel® Xeon®Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesDDR3-SDRAMDDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsKnown for one4
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133 MHz1066,1333,1600,1866,2133,2400,2600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers64 GB32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneSATA II, SATA III
RAID levels0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1760 MB
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers4-Way SLI, Quad-GPU CrossFireX2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics
HDCPKnown for oneYes
OpenGL versionKnown for one3.2
DirectX versionKnown for one11
Internal I/O7 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers13
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers41
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers64
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers84
Number of Parallel ATA connectors00
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers64
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers21
TPM connectorDiffersNoYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one2
Parallel connectorKnown for oneNo
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
DVI-I ports quantityKnown for one0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityKnown for one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerDiffersIntel® 82574LIntel® 82579V
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for oneNot supported
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
Features1 differ
Component forPCPC
Motherboard form factorDiffersSSI EEBATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC898
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeKnown for oneATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers04
PCI Express x4 slotsDiffers01
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers71
PCI Express slots version3.03.0
PCI slotsKnown for one0
PCI-X slotsKnown for one0
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeUEFIUEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for oneYes
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers330 mm245 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Cables includedDiffersSATA, SerialSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneASMedia ASM 1061
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z77
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneNo
CF card connectorKnown for oneNo
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one7
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneNo

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