Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8LD533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

29specifications compared
17differ
12identical
25known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-8LD533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Number of memory slots
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
- GA-8LD533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-8LD533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
- GA-8LD533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- GA-8LD533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
S/PDIF out connector
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Yes
- GA-8LD533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:No
ATX Power connector (24-pin)
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Yes
- GA-8LD533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
- GA-8LD533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2

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Comparison of P7H55-M, GA-8LD533
54 specifications	A ASUS P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P7H55-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8LD533 motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8LD533 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket 478
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.5 V
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O4 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Differs	Yes	No
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Fast Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC650
Audio output channelsDiffers	7.1 channels	5.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	3
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	243 mm
DepthDiffers	224 mm	209 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	VIA VT6415 PATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	Intel H55 Express	ITE IT8702F
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x LPT	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
EZ plug connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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