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ASUS P5G41C-M LX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 13identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • P5G41C-M LX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • Number of memory slots
    • P5G41C-M LX:2
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P5G41C-M LX:8 GB
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5G41C-M LX:4
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P5G41C-M LX:4
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P5G41C-M LX:4
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P5G41C-M LX:2
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • P5G41C-M LX:1
    • GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of P5G41C-M LX, GA-P55-USB3
55 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityNon-ECCNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers8 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers42
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectors11
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers16
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
COM ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffersPCIe Gb LANGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1708SRealtek ALC888
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers216 mm244 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceiTE IT8720
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one1024 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA X4500Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS PC Probe II ASUS UpdateUnknown — not stated by the source

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