Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0) vs MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

47specifications compared
21differ
26identical
39known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0) has 32 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (64 GB vs 32 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0) has 6 more SATA III connectors than the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (8 vs 2). The MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0) (4 vs 0). Only the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has on-board graphics card. Only the GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0) has S/PDIF out port.

Processor manufacturer
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):AMD
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):Socket FM2
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):64 GB
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):SATA III
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
On-board graphics card
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):No
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Yes
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):8
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0):0
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0), ZH77A-G41
86 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-F2A85X-D3H (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model ZH77A-G41 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	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
Memory2 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory slots type	DIMM	DIMM
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Maximum resolutionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2048 x 1536 pixels
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
DirectX versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	11
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors	1	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	0	0
Front panel audio connector	Yes	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 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)	Yes	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
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial port headersKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LAN	Yes	Yes
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A85X	Intel H77
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1x1, 1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slots	2	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	128 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	305 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
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H77
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express slots quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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