Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX

25specifications compared
11differ
14identical
35known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 1 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX (4 vs 3). The GIGABYTE GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX has 1 more parallel ATA connectors than the ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX (2 vs 1). The GIGABYTE GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX has 1 more COM connectors than the ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX (2 vs 1). Processor socket: LGA 1156 (Socket H) on the ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX, Socket 370 on the GIGABYTE GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX. ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX, ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX.

Processor socket
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX:Socket 370
Number of memory slots
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
- GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX:3
ECC сompatibility
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX:ECC
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
Number of COM connectors
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX:0
PCI slots
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
- GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX:5

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Comparison of P7H55, GA-6BX7
60 specifications	A ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P7H55 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-6BX7 motherboard Socket 370 ATX Model GA-6BX7 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket 370
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	3
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 memoryKnown for one	16 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	2
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	2
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	2
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
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	5
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
ACPI versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	218 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	PATA, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Ultra DMA 33
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

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