Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD vs MSI P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

32specifications compared
17differ
15identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:AMD
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:Socket AM3
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:3
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:6
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:4
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A88T-M/USB3, P55A-G55
52 specifications	A ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD Model M4A88T-M/USB3 View product	B MSI P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55A-G55 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1024 MB	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	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	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
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 ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gb LAN
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 880G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	230 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	SATAII/SATAIII

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