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

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 19identical
  • 14known for one product only

Key differences

  • RAID levels
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0, 1, 10
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:9
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
  • LAN controller
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek RTL8112L
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111D(L)
  • Networking features
    • P7P55D-E Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
    • P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps

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Comparison of P7P55D-E, P55M-GD41
47 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
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 5, 100, 1, 10
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 connectorYesYes
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
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 inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source6
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffersRealtek RTL8112LRealtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetIntel® P55Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT1828SRealtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers31
PCI Express x16 slots22
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 includedYesYes
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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