Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A77T AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

34specifications compared
11differ
23identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A77T AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A77T AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A77T AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A77T AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A77T AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- M4A77T AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
LAN controller
- M4A77T AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek RTL8112L
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features
- M4A77T AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Gigabit LAN
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet

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Comparison of M4A77T, H55-G43
49 specifications	A ASUS M4A77T AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A77T View product	B MSI H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model H55-G43 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
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 controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	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
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slots	3	3
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
ACPI version	2.0	2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	230 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	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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