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ASUS A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 14identical
  • 20known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:AMD
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
  • Processor socket
    • A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Socket A (462)
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • Number of memory slots
    • A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2 GB
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:1
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:4
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • A7V8X-MX motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of A7V8X-MX, GA-P55-US3L
52 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket A (462)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers2 GB16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers13
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers21
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers13
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersFast EthernetGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersADI AD1980Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers5.1 channels7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWin 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers34
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers16 Mbit32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers245 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers245 mm190 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceiTE IT8720
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneASUS EZ Flash ASUS C.O.P. (CPU Overheating Protection) CrashFree BIOSUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0 DMI 2.0Unknown — not stated by the source

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