Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX vs MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

48specifications compared
18differ
30identical
34known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 16 GB more maximum internal memory than the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 1 more USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors than the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX (1 vs 0). Only the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX has S/PDIF out port. Processor socket: BGA 1023 on the MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor socket
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:BGA 1023
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:2
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:16 GB
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Parallel processing technology support
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:Not supported
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2-Way CrossFireX
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectors
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:0
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:1
Number of SATA III connectors
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:1
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:3
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX:0
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2

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Comparison of C847MS-E33, ZH77A-G41
82 specifications	A MSI C847MS-E33 motherboard Intel® NM70 Express BGA 1023 micro ATX Model C847MS-E33 View product	B MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model ZH77A-G41 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	BGA 1023	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Celeron®	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	5 GT/s
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Unbuffered memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way CrossFireX
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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/O3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsDiffers	0	1
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	3	4
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
EPS power connector (8-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Ethernet interface typeDiffers	Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® NM70 Express	Intel H77
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC887
Cooling typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Passive
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	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
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	UEFI
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	190 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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