Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7P55D EVO vs MSI P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

36specifications compared
8differ
28identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P7P55D EVO:6
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P7P55D EVO:2
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7P55D EVO:8
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
Headphone outputs
- P7P55D EVO:1
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
Networking features
- P7P55D EVO:Dual Gigabit LAN
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
Audio chip
- P7P55D EVO:VIA VT1828
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek ALC889
PCI Express x16 slots
- P7P55D EVO:2
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Controller 2nd interface type
- P7P55D EVO:UltraDMA 133/100/66
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ATA-133/100/66/33

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Comparison of P7P55D EVO, P55-GD80
54 specifications	A ASUS P7P55D EVO View product	B MSI P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD80 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	7
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Dual Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828	Realtek ALC889
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x Drive Xpert SATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AMI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	UltraDMA 133/100/66	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0

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