Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH vs MSI Z77 Mpower

57specifications compared
20differ
37identical
40known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI Z77 Mpower has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH (3 vs 2). The GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH has 2 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI Z77 Mpower (3 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH has 1 more SATA III connectors than the MSI Z77 Mpower (3 vs 2). Only the GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH has on-board graphics card. Only the MSI Z77 Mpower has Wi-Fi.

Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-Z77X-UP5 TH:SATA, SATA II, SATA III
- Z77 Mpower:SATA II, SATA III
On-board graphics card
- GA-Z77X-UP5 TH:Yes
- Z77 Mpower:No
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-Z77X-UP5 TH:2
- Z77 Mpower:3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- GA-Z77X-UP5 TH:3
- Z77 Mpower:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-Z77X-UP5 TH:3
- Z77 Mpower:2
Number of EATX power connectors
- GA-Z77X-UP5 TH:1
- Z77 Mpower:2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-Z77X-UP5 TH:4
- Z77 Mpower:6
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-Z77X-UP5 TH:1
- Z77 Mpower:0

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Comparison of GA-Z77X-UP5 TH, Z77 Mpower
97 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-Z77X-UP5 TH View product	B MSI Z77 Mpower View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Celeron® G, Intel® Pentium®
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
System bus rateKnown for one	5 GT/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600 MHz	3000,1066,1333,1600,1866,2000,2133,2200,2400,2600,2666,2800 MHz
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA, SATA II, SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics2 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI, 3-Way CrossFireX, LucidLogix Virtu	2-Way CrossFireX, 2-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	HD Graphics	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
OpenGL versionKnown for one	3.2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Discrete graphics supportKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	3	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	9	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	2
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI versionKnown for one	1.4a	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	5	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Thunderbolt ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network3 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Wi-FiDiffers	No	Yes
BluetoothDiffers	No	Yes
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	802.11b, 802.11g, Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n)
Bluetooth versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0+HS
Featuresidentical
PC health monitoringKnown for one	CPU, Fan, Temperature	Unknown — not stated by the source
Cooling typeKnown for one	Passive	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7, Vista, XP 32/64-bit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	4
PCI Express configurationsKnown for one	1x4, 1x16, 2x8	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	245 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
mSATA ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS switch buttonKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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