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

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 20identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:9
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
  • LAN controller
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek RTL8112L
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek RTL8111DL
  • Networking features
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
  • Audio chip
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:VIA VT1828S
    • P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek ALC889

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Comparison of P7P55D-E, P55-GD55
45 specifications
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers32
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers96
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM 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) 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 inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8112LRealtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1828SRealtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slots33
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Manageability featuresKnown for oneWfM 2.0,DMI 2.0,WOL by PME,WOR by PME,PXEUnknown — not stated by the source

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