Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

33specifications compared
18differ
15identical
26known for one product only

Key differences

The GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 2 more memory slots than the GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (4 vs 2). The GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 8 GB more maximum internal memory than the GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (16 GB vs 8 GB). The GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX has 4 more SATA connectors than the GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX (8 vs 4). Processor socket: LGA 775 (Socket T) on the GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, LGA 1156 (Socket H) on the GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX. Networking features: Gigabit Ethernet on the GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX, 10/100/1000 Mbit on the GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX.

Processor socket
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
PS/2 ports quantity
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6

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Comparison of G41M-ES2L, P55-UD3
59 specifications	A GIGABYTE G41M-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M-ES2L View product	B GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-UD3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100/1000 Mbit
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	224 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Other features2 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	IDE	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	SATA	iTE IT8720
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Special featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center
Graphics controllerKnown for one	GMA X4500	Unknown — not stated by the source

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