Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX vs MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

65specifications compared
26differ
39identical
14known 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 FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 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 FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX (32 GB vs 16 GB). The MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX has 4 more SATA III connectors than the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (6 vs 2). Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX, Intel on the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX. Processor socket: Socket FM2 on the MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX, LGA 1155 (Socket H2) on the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:Socket FM2
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:2
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:16 GB
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:SATA III
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card family
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:AMD
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Number of SATA III connectors
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:6
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX:0
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4

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Comparison of FM2-A75MA-E35, ZH77A-G41
79 specifications	A MSI FM2-A75MA-E35 motherboard AMD A75 Socket FM2 micro ATX Model FM2-A75MA-E35 View product	B MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX Model ZH77A-G41 View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM2	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A	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	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2000,2200,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II, SATA III
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way CrossFireX
Graphics card familyDiffers	AMD	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
Internal I/O3 differ
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	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
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A75	Intel H77
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	OC Genie II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots5 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x16, 2x1	1x1, 1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	216 mm
DepthDiffers	228 mm	305 mm
Other features2 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	AMD A75	Intel H77
Audio outputDiffers	6	3
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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