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 socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory1 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC & Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots1 differ
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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