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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS Maximus III Gene vs MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 20identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, 5, 10
    • 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 7
    • 8
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • 1
    • 2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 9
    • 7
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 2
  • Motherboard form factor
    • micro ATX
    • ATX

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49 specifications
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ASUS

Maximus III GeneView product
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MSI

P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

Model P55-DGD65

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ i5
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers78
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one2
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers97
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
eSATA ports quantity11
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs11
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN2 x Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAMI
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneJMicron JMB363 SATA
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel P55 Express

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