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ASUS P7P55D-E Premium vs MSI P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 18identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P7P55D-E Premium:8
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P7P55D-E Premium:6
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P7P55D-E Premium:2
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P7P55D-E Premium:1
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
  • Networking features
    • P7P55D-E Premium:10/100/1000 Mbit
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
  • Audio chip
    • P7P55D-E Premium:VIA VT2020
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek ALC889
  • Audio output channels
    • P7P55D-E Premium:7.1+2 channels
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7.1 channels
  • PCI Express x1 slots
    • P7P55D-E Premium:2
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3

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Comparison of P7P55D-E Premium, P55-GD55
41 specifications
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers86
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers610
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT2020Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1+2 channels7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers23
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm215 mm

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