Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX vs MSI H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX

50specifications compared
14differ
36identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has 1 more SATA III connectors than the MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (2 vs 1). The MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more SATA II connectors than the MSI H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX (5 vs 4). Only the MSI H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX has on-board graphics card. Motherboard form factor: ATX on the MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX, micro ATX on the MSI H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX.

On-board graphics card
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:No
- H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:Yes
USB 2.0 connectors
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
- H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA III connectors
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:5
- H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
- H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:2
HDMI ports quantity
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
- H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX:6

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Comparison of B75A-G43, H77MA-G43
77 specifications	A MSI B75A-G43 motherboard Intel B75 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model B75A-G43 View product	B MSI H77MA-G43 motherboard LGA 1155 (Socket H2) micro ATX Model H77MA-G43 View product
Processor1 differ
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
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
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	No	Yes
Graphics card familyKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	HD Graphics
HDCPKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
OpenGL versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.2
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	5	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	4	2
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networkidentical
Wi-Fi standardsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
BluetoothKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit/sec
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
PC health monitoringKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	CPU, Fan, Temperature
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
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 Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.0
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	245 mm	244 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 features1 differ
Dual Link DVIKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATAIII	Intel H77
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATAII	Unknown — not stated by the source

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