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GIGABYTE GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI H55-GD65 WiFi

33specifications compared
6differ
27identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

On-board graphics card
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Yes
- H55-GD65 WiFi:No
Number of Parallel ATA connectors
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- H55-GD65 WiFi:0
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- H55-GD65 WiFi:0
Motherboard form factor
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX
- H55-GD65 WiFi:ATX
Width
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:244 mm
- H55-GD65 WiFi:225 mm
Depth
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:244 mm
- H55-GD65 WiFi:305 mm

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Comparison of GA-H55M-USB3, H55-GD65 WiFi
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-H55M-USB3 View product	B MSI H55-GD65 WiFi View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerKnown for one	Intel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	800,1066,1333,2133 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics1 differ
On-board graphics cardDiffers	Yes	No
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Not supported
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectors	7	7
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity	6	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	2	0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	1	1
HDMI ports quantity	1	1
DVI-D ports quantity	1	1
Headphone outputs	6	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbps	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Audio chip	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	225 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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