Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7H55-V LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-MA78LMT-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX

34specifications compared
14differ
20identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P7H55-V LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
- GA-MA78LMT-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P7H55-V LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-MA78LMT-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Socket AM3
Number of SATA connectors
- P7H55-V LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- GA-MA78LMT-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:5
eSATA ports quantity
- P7H55-V LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- GA-MA78LMT-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- P7H55-V LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- GA-MA78LMT-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- P7H55-V LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
- GA-MA78LMT-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:6
Motherboard form factor
- P7H55-V LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ATX
- GA-MA78LMT-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P7H55-V LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek ALC887
- GA-MA78LMT-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX:Realtek ALC888B

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Comparison of P7H55-V, GA-MA78LMT-US2H
50 specifications	A ASUS P7H55-V LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P7H55-V View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA78LMT-US2H motherboard Socket AM3 micro ATX Model GA-MA78LMT-US2H View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	1748 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	5
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111E	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC887	Realtek ALC888B
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win XP, Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	2
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	243 mm
DepthDiffers	211 mm	243 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE IT8718
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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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