Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD

31specifications compared
15differ
16identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:2
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:8
HDMI ports quantity
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
- GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD:1

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Comparison of P7H55-M, GA-MA74GMT-S2
54 specifications	A ASUS P7H55-M LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P7H55-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GMT-S2 motherboard AMD Model GA-MA74GMT-S2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	3
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC888B
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 7, Vista, XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	224 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	VIA VT6415 PATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Intel H55 Express	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1

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