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

37specifications compared
11differ
26identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- P7P55D PRO:7
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Number of chassis fan connectors
- P7P55D PRO:2
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7P55D PRO:8
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- P7P55D PRO:1
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- P7P55D PRO:0
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- P7P55D PRO:1
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
LAN controller
- P7P55D PRO:Realtek RTL8112L
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking features
- P7P55D PRO:Gigabit LAN
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit

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Comparison of P7P55D PRO, P55-GD80
53 specifications	A ASUS P7P55D PRO View product	B MSI P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD80 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
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
Power fan connector	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
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
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8112L	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828S	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	2	2
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI slots	2	2
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
Weight & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
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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