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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P41-C31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 17identical
  • 18known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 3
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 9
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0

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50 specifications
A

ASUS

P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

Model P7P55D-E

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B

MSI

P41-C31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P41-C31

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers94
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8112LRealtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit10/100/1000 Mbps
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1828SRealtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers32
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers23
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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