Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX vs MSI P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

28specifications compared
14differ
14identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
- P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4 GB
- P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
- P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
- P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
Headphone outputs
- GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:3
- P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps
- P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet

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Comparison of GA-G41MT-ES2L, P55-GD55
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-G41MT-ES2L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model GA-G41MT-ES2L View product	B MSI P55-GD55 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD55 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Intel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	4 GB	16 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	194 mm	215 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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