Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI H55M-P33 micro ATX

29specifications compared
8differ
21identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:8
- H55M-P33 micro ATX:6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55M-P33 micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55M-P33 micro ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:ATX
- H55M-P33 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio output channels
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:7.1 channels
- H55M-P33 micro ATX:6.1 channels
PCI Express x1 slots
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
- H55M-P33 micro ATX:2
Width
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:305 mm
- H55M-P33 micro ATX:240 mm
Depth
- M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:213 mm
- H55M-P33 micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of M4A87TD, H55M-P33
54 specifications	A ASUS M4A87TD motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model M4A87TD View product	B MSI H55M-P33 micro ATX Model H55M-P33 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketKnown for one	Socket AM3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333,1600,2133 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit LAN	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1818	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	6.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	240 mm
DepthDiffers	213 mm	244 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 6.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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