Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:8
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:0
- H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-770TA-UD3, H55M-E33
54 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-770TA-UD3 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-770TA-UD3 View product	B MSI H55M-E33 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model H55M-E33 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 770	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	MS Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	DDR3 1866	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	4	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	230 mm	240 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security (OEM)	Unknown — not stated by the source
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Marvell 9128, JMB362, iTE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dimensions (WxDxH)Known for one	305 x 230 x 0 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2 EasyTune Easy Energy Saver Time Repair Q-Share	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	1 x IDE 1 x 24-pin ATX 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V 2 x system fan 1 x North Bridge fan 1 x front panel 1 x CMOS jumper	Unknown — not stated by the source

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