Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 vs MSI P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- M4A89TD PRO/USB3:AMD
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- M4A89TD PRO/USB3:Socket AM3
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
RAID levels
- M4A89TD PRO/USB3:0, 1, 5, 10
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- M4A89TD PRO/USB3:3
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Number of chassis fan connectors
- M4A89TD PRO/USB3:2
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- M4A89TD PRO/USB3:6
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- M4A89TD PRO/USB3:1
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- M4A89TD PRO/USB3:2
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of M4A89TD PRO/USB3, P55A-GD55
60 specifications	A ASUS M4A89TD PRO/USB3 View product	B MSI P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55A-GD55 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
System bus rateKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6.4 GT/s
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual-channel
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1066,1333 MHz
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Gigabit Ethernet
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 890FX	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC889
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x4 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	230 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Ultra DMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 6.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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