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ASUS P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 13identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Intel
    • GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:AMD
  • Processor socket
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:Socket AM2
  • Number of memory slots
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:4
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:3
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
    • GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0
  • S/PDIF out connector
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:Yes
    • GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:No
  • Number of chassis fan connectors
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:2
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P5VD2-MX motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
    • GA-M55SLI-S4 motherboard Socket AM2 ATX:0

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Comparison of P5VD2-MX, GA-M55SLI-S4
53 specifications
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)Socket AM2
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one4 GBUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectors44
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers20
S/PDIF out connectorDiffersYesNo
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers12
Chassis intrusion connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectors11
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity44
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Parallel ports quantity11
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWindows Linux
Audio chipKnown for oneADI AD1986AUnknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one5.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
Expansion slotsDiffers1x PCI-E x16 1x PCI-E x1 2x PCI2 x PCI Express x 16 slot 3 x PCI Express x 1 slot 2 x PCI slots
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers235 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers218 mm244 mm
Packaging content1 differ
Bundled softwareDiffersDrivers ASUS PC Probe ASUS LiveUpdate Utility Anti-virus software (OEM)Drivers Utilities
Other featuresidentical
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC850 Audio codec
Azalia Digital Header (ADH) connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
EZ plug connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo
Graphics controllerKnown for oneIntegratedUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for oneCrashFree BIOS 2 ASUS Q-Fan ASUS EZ Flash MyLogoUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWOL by PME, WOR by PME, Chassis Intruction, PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one64 MBUnknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8201CLUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneFast EthernetUnknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source

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