Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P6X58D Premium vs MSI P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

33specifications compared
14differ
19identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P6X58D Premium:Socket B (LGA 1366)
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- P6X58D Premium:6
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- P6X58D Premium:24 GB
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P6X58D Premium:2
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P6X58D Premium:8
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:9
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P6X58D Premium:3
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P6X58D Premium:4
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:5
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P6X58D Premium:2
- P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of P6X58D Premium, P55-GD85
50 specifications	A ASUS P6X58D Premium View product	B MSI P55-GD85 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD85 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket B (LGA 1366)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	24 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	9
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	3	1
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	5
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	0
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	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 inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Marvell 88E8056	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN	Dual LAN
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Marvell PCIe SATA 6Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel ICH10R SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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