Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

22specifications compared
13differ
9identical
28known for one product only

Key differences

ECC сompatibility
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:32 GB
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
- GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2

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Comparison of P7F-M, GA-P55A-UD4
50 specifications	A ASUS P7F-M Intel® 3420 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P7F-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55A-UD4 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	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 quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	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
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Intel® 82574L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 3420	Intel® P55
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 7, Vista, XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slots	2	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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