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

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

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:7
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
HDMI ports quantity
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
DVI-D ports quantity
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0
PCI Express x16 slots
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
PCI slots
- GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
- H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-H55M-USB3, H55M-P31
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H55M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-H55M-USB3 View product	B MSI H55M-P31 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model H55M-P31 View product
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	6
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports5 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	240 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
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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