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GIGABYTE GA-H55M-D2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs GIGABYTE GA-P43-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

38specifications compared
18differ
20identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-H55M-D2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-P43-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-H55M-D2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- GA-P43-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Memory voltage
- GA-H55M-D2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1.5 V
- GA-P43-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1.8 V
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H55M-D2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8 GB
- GA-P43-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H55M-D2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- GA-P43-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-H55M-D2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8
- GA-P43-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H55M-D2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- GA-P43-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-H55M-D2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- GA-P43-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-H55M-D2H, GA-P43-ES3G
57 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H55M-D2H motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-H55M-D2H View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P43-ES3G LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model GA-P43-ES3G View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Maximum number of SMP processorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1600 MHz
Memory3 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageDiffers	1.5 V	1.8 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Dual channel
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	2200 MHz	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	3
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Digital audio optical outDiffers	1	0
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Windows Vista/XP
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888B / ALC892	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	2	5
BIOS1 differ
BIOS memory sizeDiffers	128 Mbit	64 Mbit
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other features1 differ
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	iTE IT8720	IDE/SATA
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	No	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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