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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING

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  • 54specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 41identical
  • 38known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING has 2 more SATA III connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 3). Maximum resolution: 2560 x 1600 pixels on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, 2048 x 1536 pixels on the MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING. Motherboard chipset: Intel® Z77 Express on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, Intel Z77 on the MSI Z77A-GD65 GAMING.

  • Maximum resolution
    • 2560 x 1600 pixels
    • 2048 x 1536 pixels
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 3
  • Number of SATA III connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 3
    • 4
  • Motherboard chipset
    • Intel® Z77 Express
    • Intel Z77
  • Audio chip
    • Realtek ALC887
    • Realtek ALC898
  • BIOS type
    • EFI AMI
    • UEFI
  • Width
    • 305 mm
    • 245 mm

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92 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-Z77-HD4 motherboard Intel® Z77 Express LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

Model GA-Z77-HD4

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MSI

Z77A-GD65 GAMINGView product
Processoridentical
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1
System bus rateKnown for one5 GT/s
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers1066,1333,1600,2800 MHz1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800,3000 MHz
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers2-Way CrossFireX2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, 3-Way SLI, LucidLogix Virtu
Graphics cardKnown for oneHD Graphics 4000
Maximum resolutionDiffers2560 x 1600 pixels2048 x 1536 pixels
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one8
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers34
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O portsidentical
HDMI versionKnown for one1.4a
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one1
Headphone outputsKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneBigfoot Killer E2205
Wi-FiKnown for oneNo
BluetoothKnown for oneNo
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® Z77 ExpressIntel Z77
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC887Realtek ALC898
Windows operating systems supportedDiffersWindows 7 Home Basic, Windows 7 Home Basic x64, Windows 7 Home Premium, Windows 7 Home Premium x64, Windows 7 Professional, Windows 7 Professional x64, Windows 7 Starter, Windows 7 Starter x64, Windows 7 Ultimate, Windows 7 Ultimate x64, Windows 8, Windows 8 Enterprise, Windows 8 Enterprise x64, WinYes
Overclocking featuresKnown for oneOC Genie II
PC health monitoringKnown for oneCPU, Fan, Power supply, Temperature
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one4
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one2.0, 3.0
PCI Express x1 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 (Gen 2.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 (Gen 3.x) slotsKnown for one1
PCI slotsKnown for one2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffersEFI AMIUEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0a
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm245 mm
DepthDiffers215 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for oneSATA
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel Z77
Audio outputKnown for one6
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers47
Quick installation guideKnown for oneYes
Dual Link DVIKnown for oneYes
Number of processors supportedKnown for one1
Serial port via internal headerKnown for oneYes
Processor special featuresidentical
Trusted Platform Module (TPM)Known for oneYes

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