Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD vs MSI 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

28specifications compared
16differ
12identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:2
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:4
Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:1066,1333 MHz
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memory
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:8 GB
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:16 GB
On-board graphics card
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:Yes
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:No
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:4
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:8
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:0
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD:1
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-880GM-D2H, 870U-G55
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-880GM-D2H motherboard AMD Model GA-880GM-D2H View product	B MSI 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 870U-G55 View product
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 880G	AMD 770
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC892
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	224 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	220 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security OEM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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