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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A79XTD EVO/USB3 vs MSI P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 38specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 25identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 2
    • 1
  • Headphone outputs
    • 1
    • 6
  • LAN controller
    • Realtek RTL8112L
    • Realtek RTL8111DL

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60 specifications
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ASUS

M4A79XTD EVO/USB3View product
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MSI

P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

Model P55A-GD55

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersAMDIntel
Processor socketDiffersSocket AM3LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one6.4 GT/s
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneECC & Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one16 GB
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one7
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorYesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers21
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors11
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity88
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8112LRealtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 790XIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Component forKnown for onePC
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI slots22
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one64 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUltraDMA 133/100/66
Controller interface typeKnown for oneSATA 3 Gb/s
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo

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