Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7H55-M/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX

31specifications compared
14differ
17identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P7H55-M/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P7H55-M/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of SATA connectors
- P7H55-M/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7H55-M/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:8
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- P7H55-M/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- P7H55-M/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
LAN controller
- P7H55-M/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111E
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking features
- P7H55-M/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Gigabit LAN
- 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:Fast Ethernet

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Comparison of P7H55-M/USB3, 870S-G54
50 specifications	A ASUS P7H55-M/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P7H55-M/USB3 View product	B MSI 870S-G54 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model 870S-G54 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	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 ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	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	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	229 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	SATA 6.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	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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