Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)

44specifications compared
22differ
22identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:AMD
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):Intel
Processor socket
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:Socket FM1
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:2
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):6
Maximum internal memory
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:32 GB
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):16 GB
RAID levels
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:0, 1, 10, JBOD
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):0, 1
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):10
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:4
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):8
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX:0
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):1

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Comparison of GA-A55M-DS2, GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)
66 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-A55M-DS2 motherboard AMD A55 Socket FM1 micro ATX Model GA-A55M-DS2 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)View product
Processor3 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket FM1	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	AMD A, AMD E2	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory3 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Memory slots typeKnown for one	DIMM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333,1600,1866 MHz	800,1066,1333,1600,2200,2600 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	32 GB	16 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	16GB, 1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ITE IT8720
Storage controllers1 differ
Supported storage drive interfaces	SATA II	SATA II
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics card familyKnown for one	AMD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	4	10
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	8
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity	0	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputs	2	2
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Gigabit Ethernet
Features3 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset familyDiffers	AMD	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD A55	Intel® P55
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systems	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS type	AWARD	AWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI version	1.0b	1.0b
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	225 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	174 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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