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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD vs MSI P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 36specifications compared
  • 22differ
  • 14identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • AMD
    • Intel
  • Processor socket
    • Socket AM3
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 10, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • On-board graphics card
    • Yes
    • No
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 4
    • 8
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 0
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1

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61 specifications
A

ASUS

M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD

Model M4A88T-M/USB3

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B

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, 10, JBOD0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MB
On-board graphics cardDiffersYesNo
Graphics cardKnown for oneRadeon HD 4250
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectors11
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one6
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity22
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers02
PS/2 ports quantity11
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8111ERealtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LANGigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersAMD 880GIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Component forKnown for onePC
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers12
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 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 3.0 Gb/s

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