Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX

22specifications compared
11differ
11identical
38known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (4 vs 2). The ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 14 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX (16 GB vs 2 GB). The GIGABYTE GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX has 1 more parallel ATA 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 478 on the GIGABYTE GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX. ECC сompatibility: ECC & Non-ECC on the ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX, ECC on the GIGABYTE GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX.

Processor socket
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:Socket 478
Number of memory slots
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
- GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
ECC сompatibility
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ECC & Non-ECC
- GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:ECC
Maximum internal memory
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
- GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2 GB
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Number of COM connectors
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:2
Motherboard form factor
- P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ATX
- GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX:micro ATX

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Comparison of P7H55, GA-8IDML
60 specifications	A ASUS P7H55 motherboard Intel® H55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P7H55 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-8IDML motherboard Socket 478 micro ATX Model GA-8IDML View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket 478
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
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	2 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 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
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 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 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
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	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
Features2 differ
Component forKnown for one	PC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
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 systemsDiffers	Windows	Windows 98/Me/2000/NT
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
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
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 versionKnown for one	2.0a	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	218 mm	224 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Cables includedKnown for one	PATA, SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	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

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