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GIGABYTE GA-5AX motherboard ATX vs MSI H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

18specifications compared
12differ
6identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:3
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
Memory voltage
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:3.3 V
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1.5 V
Maximum internal memory
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:0.768 GB
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:2
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:0
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:0
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:0
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-5AX motherboard ATX:0
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-5AX, H55M-E33
39 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-5AX motherboard ATX Model GA-5AX View product	B MSI H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model H55M-E33 View product
Processoridentical
Processor socketKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	3	4
Memory voltageDiffers	3.3 V	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	0.768 GB	16 GB
Internal I/Oidentical
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
Number of SATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	2	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	10/100/1000 Mbps
Wake-on-LAN readyKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
PCI slotsDiffers	5	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	307 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	184 mm	240 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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