Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

33specifications compared
16differ
17identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
RAID levels
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A77D, P55-DGD65
51 specifications	A ASUS M4A77D AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A77D View product	B MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-DGD65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	2 x Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1818S	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	306 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	214 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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