Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

34specifications compared
16differ
18identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
On-board graphics card
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of P5G41T-M/USB3, P55A-GD55
60 specifications	A ASUS P5G41T-M/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model P5G41T-M/USB3 View product	B MSI P55A-GD55 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55A-GD55 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	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
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
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
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	8 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Graphics cardKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
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
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectors	1	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	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
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slots	2	2
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	208 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source

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