Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

33specifications compared
11differ
22identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-770T-USB AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-770T-USB AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-770T-USB AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-770T-USB AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-770T-USB AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-770T-USB AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Audio chip
- GA-770T-USB AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Realtek ALC888B
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Realtek ALC889
PCI Express x1 slots
- GA-770T-USB AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:4
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-770T-USB, H55-G43
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-770T-USB AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-770T-USB View product	B MSI H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model H55-G43 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features1 differ
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	220 mm	230 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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