Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A88T-I Deluxe vs GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

34specifications compared
21differ
13identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A88T-I Deluxe:AMD
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A88T-I Deluxe:Socket AM3
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Maximum internal memory
- M4A88T-I Deluxe:8 GB
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A88T-I Deluxe:1
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A88T-I Deluxe:3
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A88T-I Deluxe:4
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A88T-I Deluxe:1
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A88T-I Deluxe:1
- GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of M4A88T-I Deluxe, GA-H55M-S2
53 specifications	A ASUS M4A88T-I Deluxe View product	B GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-H55M-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Hybrid CrossFireX	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 4250	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	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
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN, WLAN 802.11n	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC888B
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
ACPI versionDiffers	2.0	1.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	210 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	iTE IT8720
Quick installation guideKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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