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 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
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	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
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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