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GIGABYTE GA-8I915PC Duo vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

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  • 34specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 18identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • GA-8I915PC Duo:LGA 775 (Socket T)
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-8I915PC Duo:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-8I915PC Duo:2 GB
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • GA-8I915PC Duo:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • GA-8I915PC Duo:4
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-8I915PC Duo:4
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-8I915PC Duo:2
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
  • Headphone outputs
    • GA-8I915PC Duo:6
    • GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3

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Comparison of GA-8I915PC Duo, GA-P55-US3L
49 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 775 (Socket T)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Pentium® 4Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Maximum internal memoryDiffers2 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 10
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers23
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers48
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers48
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers21
Headphone outputsDiffers63
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Serial ports quantityKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® 915P ExpressIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC850Realtek ALC888
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceWin 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers24
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers31
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers3 Mbit32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers220 mm190 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Controller interface typeDiffersITE 8712FiTE IT8720
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Special featuresKnown for oneC.I.A. 2 M.I.B. 2 M.I.T. S.O.S. C.O.M.Unknown — not stated by the source

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