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GIGABYTE GA-8GPNXP Duo vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

34specifications compared
19differ
15identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:2
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:4 GB
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:2
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:4
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:3
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:4
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-8GPNXP Duo:2
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-8GPNXP Duo, GA-P55-US3L
50 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-8GPNXP Duo View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-US3L View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	3	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® 915P Express	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	C-Media CMI9880	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	7.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Win 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	4
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	64 Mbit	32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller interface typeDiffers	ITE 8212	iTE IT8720
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Dual Power System (DPS) slotKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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