Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

22specifications compared
8differ
14identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum internal memory
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:12
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
Motherboard form factor
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:ATX
PCI Express x1 slots
- P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4

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Comparison of P7P55-M, GA-EP43T-UD3L
46 specifications	A ASUS P7P55-M motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P7P55-M View product	B GIGABYTE GA-EP43T-UD3L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-EP43T-UD3L View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	6	12
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
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
Power fan connectorKnown 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 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	8	8
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 quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Microsoft Windows Vista/XP
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	VIA VT1708S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 Mbit
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown 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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