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ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6 vs MSI H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

31specifications compared
15differ
16identical
14known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6:AMD
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6:Socket AM3
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6:7
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6:1
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6:1
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6:1
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6:1
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6:1
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6, H55M-P31
45 specifications	A ASUS M4A785TD-V EVO/U3S6 View product	B MSI H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model H55M-P31 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
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
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 785G	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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
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	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	240 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WOL by PME,WOR by PME,WOR by Ring,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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