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ASUS P7P55D-E Premium vs MSI P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 18identical
  • 12known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • P7P55D-E Premium:0, 1, 5, 10
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0, 1, 10
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P7P55D-E Premium:8
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P7P55D-E Premium:6
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • P7P55D-E Premium:2
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P7P55D-E Premium:1
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
  • Networking features
    • P7P55D-E Premium:10/100/1000 Mbit
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps
  • Motherboard form factor
    • P7P55D-E Premium:ATX
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX
  • Audio chip
    • P7P55D-E Premium:VIA VT2020
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S

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Comparison of P7P55D-E Premium, P55M-GD41
43 specifications
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers86
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — 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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
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 source6
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111D(L)
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT2020Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1+2 channels7.1 channels
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm235 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes

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