Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX vs MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX

66specifications compared
22differ
44identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 1 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (3 vs 2). The MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has 6 more SATA III connectors than the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX (8 vs 2). The MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX has 4 more SATA II connectors than the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX (4 vs 0). Only the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX has S/PDIF out port. Processor manufacturer: AMD on the MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX, Intel on the MSI ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX.

Processor manufacturer
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:AMD
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:Socket FM2
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:SATA III
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
Graphics card family
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:AMD
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:Intel
USB 2.0 connectors
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:3
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:8
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:0
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX:8
- ZH77A-G41 Intel H77 LGA 1155 (Socket H2) ATX:6

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Comparison of FM2-A85XA-G65, ZH77A-G41
81 specifications	A MSI FM2-A85XA-G65 motherboard AMD A85X Socket FM2 ATX Model FM2-A85XA-G65 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
Memory1 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
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
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
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/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	8	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
HDMI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.4
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portDiffers	Yes	No
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A85X	Intel H77
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC887
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	OC Genie II	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express configurationsDiffers	1x8, 1x16	1x1, 1x4, 1x16
PCI Express slots versionDiffers	2.0	2.0, 3.0
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS buttonKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	245 mm	216 mm
Other features3 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	AMD A85X	Intel H77
Audio outputDiffers	6	3
PCI Express slots quantityDiffers	5	3
Mac operating systems supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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