Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P5P41T/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX vs MSI P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

32specifications compared
12differ
20identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P5P41T/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Maximum internal memory
- P5P41T/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- P5P41T/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5P41T/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5P41T/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Networking features
- P5P41T/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Gigabit Ethernet
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Gb LAN
Audio chip
- P5P41T/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:Realtek ALC887
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek ALC892
PCI Express x16 slots
- P5P41T/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
- P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2

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Comparison of P5P41T/USB3, P55A-G55
48 specifications	A ASUS P5P41T/USB3 LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P5P41T/USB3 View product	B MSI P55A-G55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55A-G55 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 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 quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	Gb LAN
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	230 mm
DepthDiffers	211 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features2 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 100/66/33	IDE
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	SATAII/SATAIII

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