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ASUS P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 9identical
  • 37known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:NA (integrated CPU)
  • ECC сompatibility
    • P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Non-ECC
    • GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:ECC
  • Maximum internal memory
    • P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
    • GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:1 GB
  • S/PDIF out connector
    • P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Yes
    • GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:No
  • Number of COM connectors
    • P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
    • GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:No
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
    • GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:2
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
    • GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
    • GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:2

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Comparison of P7H55-M, GA-686BX
60 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)NA (integrated CPU)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityDiffersNon-ECCECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB1 GB
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3.3 V
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorDiffersYesNo
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsDiffers1No
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers62
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Digital audio optical outKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
COM ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111EUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit LANUnknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC887Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channelsUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers14
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffersAMIAWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers64 Mbit2 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one2.0Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one224 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneVIA VT6415 PATAUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneIntel H55 ExpressUnknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one1 x LPTUnknown — not stated by the source
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXEUnknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceNo

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