Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard AMD 890GX Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

34specifications compared
13differ
21identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard AMD 890GX Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard AMD 890GX Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard AMD 890GX Socket AM3 ATX:4
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard AMD 890GX Socket AM3 ATX:8
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard AMD 890GX Socket AM3 ATX:4
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard AMD 890GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard AMD 890GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard AMD 890GX Socket AM3 ATX:1
- H55-G43 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-890GPA-UD3H, H55-G43
54 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-890GPA-UD3H motherboard AMD 890GX Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-890GPA-UD3H 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
Internal memoryKnown for one	0.125 GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics cardKnown for one	Radeon HD 4290	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDCPKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
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 890GX	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892	Realtek ALC889
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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	244 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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