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ASUS P5Q-VM DO vs GIGABYTE P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

27specifications compared
17differ
10identical
31known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS P5Q-VM DO (8 vs 6). The GIGABYTE P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 4 more USB 2.0 ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-VM DO (10 vs 6). The GIGABYTE P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 2 more eSATA ports quantity than the ASUS P5Q-VM DO (2 vs 0). Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the ASUS P5Q-VM DO, LGA 1156 (Socket H) on the GIGABYTE P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX. RAID levels: 0, 1 on the ASUS P5Q-VM DO, 0, 1, 10 on the GIGABYTE P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX.

Processor socket
- P5Q-VM DO:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
RAID levels
- P5Q-VM DO:0, 1
- P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 10
Number of SATA connectors
- P5Q-VM DO:6
- P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P5Q-VM DO:6
- P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
eSATA ports quantity
- P5Q-VM DO:0
- P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P5Q-VM DO:2
- P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P5Q-VM DO:0
- P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P5Q-VM DO:1
- P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of P5Q-VM DO, P55-UD4
58 specifications	A ASUS P5Q-VM DO View product	B GIGABYTE P55-UD4 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-UD4 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	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
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityDiffers	1	0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82567LM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	5.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win XP, Vista, 7
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	nP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	iTE IT8720
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2
Audio outputKnown for one	VIA VT1705	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	X4500 HD	Unknown — not stated by the source

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