Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-A55-DS3P AMD A75 Socket FM1 ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-A55M-S2V AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX

Key differences

Number of memory slots
- GA-A55-DS3P AMD A75 Socket FM1 ATX:4
- GA-A55M-S2V AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-A55-DS3P AMD A75 Socket FM1 ATX:64 GB
- GA-A55M-S2V AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:32 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-A55-DS3P AMD A75 Socket FM1 ATX:SATA III
- GA-A55M-S2V AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:SATA II
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-A55-DS3P AMD A75 Socket FM1 ATX:4
- GA-A55M-S2V AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2
Number of SATA III connectors
- GA-A55-DS3P AMD A75 Socket FM1 ATX:6
- GA-A55M-S2V AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:0
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-A55-DS3P AMD A75 Socket FM1 ATX:0
- GA-A55M-S2V AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-A55-DS3P AMD A75 Socket FM1 ATX:6
- GA-A55M-S2V AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-A55-DS3P AMD A75 Socket FM1 ATX:2
- GA-A55M-S2V AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-A55-DS3P, GA-A55M-S2V
60 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-A55-DS3P AMD A75 Socket FM1 ATX Model GA-A55-DS3P View product	B GIGABYTE GA-A55M-S2V AMD A75 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model GA-A55M-S2V View product
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	64 GB	32 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA III	SATA II
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	4	2
Number of SATA III connectorsDiffers	6	0
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	0	6
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	4	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC887
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	225 mm	210 mm
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No

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