Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

38specifications compared
21differ
17identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-73PVM-S2 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
- GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Memory voltage
- GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1.8 V
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1.5 V
Maximum internal memory
- GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 10
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Number of EATX power connectors
- GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10

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Comparison of GA-73PVM-S2, P55-UD3
57 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-73PVM-S2 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-73PVM-S2 View product	B GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-UD3 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageDiffers	1.8 V	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 0+1, 5	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of EATX power connectorsDiffers	1	0
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
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
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
Features4 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC662	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsDiffers	6.1 channels	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows Vista/XP/9X/ME	Win XP, Vista, 7
CertificationKnown for one	RoHS	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	305 mm
DepthKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	244 mm
Other features2 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeDiffers	iTE IT8718	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
Special featuresDiffers	@BIOS Download Center Q-Flash EasyTune Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 Virtual Dual BIOS	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	244 x 194 x 0 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source

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