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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI 870A Fuzion Power Edition

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  • 28specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 13identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • Socket AM3
  • Number of memory slots
    • 2
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 4
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 6
    • 8
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 6
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 0
    • 1
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0

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51 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-H55M-S2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

Model GA-H55M-S2

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B

MSI

870A Fuzion Power EditionView product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers24
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one1066,1333,1600 MHz
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneNo
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers24
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers68
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one0
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers86
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one1
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantity22
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers10
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers36
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresGigabit EthernetGigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111E
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneAMD 770
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XP
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888B
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers21
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm225 mm
DepthDiffers210 mm305 mm
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one16 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8720

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