Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

33specifications compared
11differ
22identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Number of SATA connectors
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:9
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
LAN controller
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek RTL8112L
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Atheros AR8131M
Networking features
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps
Motherboard chipset
- P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel® P55
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 770

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Comparison of P7P55D-E, 770-G45
49 specifications	A ASUS P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P7P55D-E View product	B MSI 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 770-G45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	9	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	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
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Atheros AR8131M
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P55	AMD 770
Audio chip	VIA VT1828S	VIA VT1828S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for one	WfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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