Product comparison · 2 motherboards

ASUS P7P55D PRO vs GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0

37specifications compared
21differ
16identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- P7P55D PRO:Intel
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:AMD
Processor socket
- P7P55D PRO:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:Socket AM3
Number of memory slots
- P7P55D PRO:4
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:2
Maximum internal memory
- P7P55D PRO:16 GB
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:8 GB
RAID levels
- P7P55D PRO:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:0, 1
Number of SATA connectors
- P7P55D PRO:7
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7P55D PRO:8
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- P7P55D PRO:2
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:1

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Comparison of P7P55D PRO, GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0
56 specifications	A ASUS P7P55D PRO View product	B GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM3
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.8 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	6
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828S	Realtek ALC888B
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 740G
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win XP, Vista
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	234 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	UltraDMA 133/100/66	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	SATA 3.0 Gb/s	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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