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ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i vs MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 18identical
  • 16known for one product only

Key differences

The ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i has 3 more USB 2.0 connectors than the MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX (6 vs 3). The MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 2 more SATA connectors than the ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i (8 vs 6). The MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 1 more IEEE1394 connectors than the ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i (2 vs 1). RAID levels: 0, 1, 10 on the ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i, 0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD on the MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX. Audio chip: VIA VT2020 on the ASUS SABERTOOTH 55i, Realtek ALC889 on the MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX.

  • RAID levels
    • SABERTOOTH 55i:0, 1, 10
    • P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • SABERTOOTH 55i:6
    • P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • SABERTOOTH 55i:6
    • P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
  • Number of IEEE1394 connectors
    • SABERTOOTH 55i:1
    • P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • SABERTOOTH 55i:8
    • P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • SABERTOOTH 55i:1
    • P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • SABERTOOTH 55i:1
    • P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
  • Audio chip
    • SABERTOOTH 55i:VIA VT2020
    • P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek ALC889

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Comparison of SABERTOOTH 55i, P55-DGD65
47 specifications
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™ i5
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1.5 V
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, 100, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers63
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers87
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers12
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8112LUnknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffersGigabit LAN2 x Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Audio chipDiffersVIA VT2020Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1+2 channels7.1 channels
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® P55
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers32
PCI slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneASUS Update ASUS UtilitiesUnknown — not stated by the source

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