Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G41-M LX2 vs ASUS P7P55-M C SI

29specifications compared
14differ
15identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5G41-M LX2:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P7P55-M C SI:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- P5G41-M LX2:2
- P7P55-M C SI:4
Maximum internal memory
- P5G41-M LX2:8 GB
- P7P55-M C SI:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P5G41-M LX2:2
- P7P55-M C SI:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P5G41-M LX2:4
- P7P55-M C SI:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5G41-M LX2:4
- P7P55-M C SI:14
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5G41-M LX2:2
- P7P55-M C SI:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5G41-M LX2:0
- P7P55-M C SI:1

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Comparison of P5G41-M LX2, P7P55-M C SI
50 specifications	A ASUS P5G41-M LX2 View product	B ASUS P7P55-M C SI View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics card	Yes	Yes
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	14
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Fast Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8112L
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC662	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 2000/2003/XP/Vista/7
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slots	1	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	224 mm
DepthDiffers	183 mm	218 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, 5, 10

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