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ASUS P7P55D motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

37specifications compared
8differ
29identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- P7P55D motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- P7P55D motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P7P55D motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P7P55D motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
Networking features
- P7P55D motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Gigabit LAN
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
Motherboard form factor
- P7P55D motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ATX
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX
Audio chip
- P7P55D motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:VIA VT1828S
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek ALC888B
Width
- P7P55D motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:305 mm
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of P7P55D, GA-P55M-UD2
52 specifications	A ASUS P7P55D motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P7P55D View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-P55M-UD2 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 сompatibility	Non-ECC	Non-ECC
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
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
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectors	1	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	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 outputs	1	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8112L	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit LAN	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828S	Realtek ALC888B
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
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 & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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