Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

69specifications compared
16differ
53identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) 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). The MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 3). The MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more chassis fan connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (4 vs 3). Only the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has dual Link DVI. Supported memory module capacities: 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB on the GIGABYTE GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, 16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB on the MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Supported memory module capacities
- GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Maximum graphics card memory
- GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1696 MB
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:512 MB
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:3
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:0
- ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-Z77P-D3, ZH77A-G43
90 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Z77P-D3 motherboard Intel Z77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model GA-Z77P-D3 View product	B MSI ZH77A-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model ZH77A-G43 View product
Memory1 differ
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory module capacitiesDiffers	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryDiffers	1696 MB	512 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	2-Way CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	3	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	4
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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel Z77	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Windows operating systems supportedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x16+1x4	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0, 3.0	3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	EFI AMI	UEFI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor special featuresidentical
Processor with Intel Graphics Technology requiredKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	215 mm	245 mm
Other features1 differ
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIDiffers	No	Yes
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel H77

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