Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX

18specifications compared
10differ
8identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:Socket A (462)
Number of memory slots
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX:0

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Comparison of P7P55-M, GA-7VKML
42 specifications	A ASUS P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P7P55-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-7VKML motherboard Socket A (462) micro ATX Model GA-7VKML View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket A (462)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	2 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1708S	Realtek ALC201A
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Windows 98/2000/ME/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CNR slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source

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