Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0 vs MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

50specifications compared
12differ
38identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0 (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0 has 1 more SATA II connectors than the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (5 vs 4). The MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0 (6 vs 4). Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0, 10/100/1000 Mbit/sec on the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0, ATX on the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0:1
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0:5
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0:4
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
Headphone outputs
- GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0:1
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
Networking features
- GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0:Gigabit Ethernet
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Motherboard form factor
- GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0:micro ATX
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:ATX
Audio chip
- GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0:Realtek ALC887
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Realtek ALC892
PCI slots
- GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0:2
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3

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Comparison of GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0, ZH77A-G43
85 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3H Rev. 1.0 View product	B MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model ZH77A-G43 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memoryidentical
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel B75	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP Windows 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security Intel Rapid Start Technology Intel Smart Connect Technology	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H77

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