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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

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  • 32specifications compared
  • 9differ
  • 23identical
  • 15known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 7
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 1
    • 0
  • HDMI ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • DVI-D ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • 2
    • 1
  • PCI slots
    • 2
    • 1

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47 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

Model GA-H55M-USB3

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B

MSI

H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

Model H55M-P31

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Processoridentical
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltage1.5 V1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memory16 GB16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors33
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers76
Number of Parallel ATA connectors11
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers10
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputsKnown for one6
Microphone inYesYes
Networkidentical
Networking features10/100/1000 Mbps10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factormicro ATXmicro ATX
Audio chipRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWin XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width244 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm240 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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