Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX vs MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

64specifications compared
17differ
47identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1,184 MB more maximum graphics card memory than the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (1696 MB vs 512 MB). Supported memory module capacities: 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB on the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, 16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB on the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Motherboard form factor: micro ATX on the GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX, ATX on the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Number of memory slots
- GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:16 GB
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Supported memory module capacities
- GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1696 MB
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:512 MB
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:5
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:1
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6

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Comparison of GA-B75M-D3V, ZH77A-G43
83 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-B75M-D3V motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model GA-B75M-D3V View product	B MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model ZH77A-G43 View product
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	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
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1696 MB	512 MB
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel B75	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	245 mm
Other features1 differ
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel B75	Intel H77

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