Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX

25specifications compared
10differ
15identical
44known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:NA (integrated CPU)
ECC сompatibility
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:ECC
Maximum internal memory
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:1 GB
S/PDIF out connector
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Yes
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:No
Number of COM connectors
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:No
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:0
PCI slots
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
- GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX:4

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Comparison of P7H55, GA-686BX
69 specifications	A ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P7H55 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-686BX motherboard NA (integrated CPU) ATX Model GA-686BX View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	NA (integrated CPU)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Memory2 differ
Memory channelsKnown for one	Dual-channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityDiffers	ECC & Non-ECC	ECC
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	1333,1600,1866,2000,2200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	1 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3.3 V
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorDiffers	Yes	No
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown 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 connectorsDiffers	1	No
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface typeKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows	Unknown — not stated by the source
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	3	4
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	16 Mbit	2 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	218 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	PATA, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
GAME/MIDI connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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