Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0) vs MSI X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

40specifications compared
21differ
19identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0):LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0):16 GB
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0):SATA II
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels
- GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0):0, 1
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Parallel processing technology support
- GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0):Not supported
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0):3
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:2
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0):7
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
Number of chassis fan connectors
- GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0):2
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0), X79A-GD45
69 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H55-USB3 (rev. 2.0)View product	B MSI X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model X79A-GD45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory2 differ
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,1666 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	1GB, 2GB, 4GB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Memory channelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Quad-channel
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphics1 differ
Parallel processing technology supportDiffers	Not supported	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	7	4
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	2	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DisplayPorts quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethenet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® H55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express slots versionKnown for one	2.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsDiffers	3	4
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel X79

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