Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD vs MSI P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:AMD
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:Socket AM3
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of SATA connectors
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:6
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:9
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:4
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:0
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:0
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD:1
- P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of M4A88T-M/USB3, P55A-GD65
53 specifications	A ASUS M4A88T-M/USB3 AMD Model M4A88T-M/USB3 View product	B MSI P55A-GD65 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55A-GD65 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/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	9
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	5
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
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	LAN PCI-E 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 ALC889
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 & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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