Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P55A Fuzion

32specifications compared
8differ
24identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- P55A Fuzion:3
Number of SATA connectors
- P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- P55A Fuzion:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- P55A Fuzion:1
LAN controller
- P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek RTL8112L
- P55A Fuzion:Realtek RTL8111E
Networking features
- P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Gigabit LAN
- P55A Fuzion:Fast Ethernet
Audio chip
- P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:VIA VT1708S
- P55A Fuzion:Realtek ALC892
Width
- P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:305 mm
- P55A Fuzion:243 mm
Depth
- P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:218 mm
- P55A Fuzion:305 mm

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Comparison of P7H55/USB3, P55A Fuzion
48 specifications	A ASUS P7H55/USB3 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P7H55/USB3 View product	B MSI P55A Fuzion View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	2	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	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
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI version	2.0	2.0
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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,WOL/WOR by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source

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