Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H55N-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) mini ITX vs GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX

34specifications compared
19differ
15identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-H55N-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) mini ITX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:Socket B (LGA 1366)
Number of memory slots
- GA-H55N-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) mini ITX:2
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:6
Maximum internal memory
- GA-H55N-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) mini ITX:8 GB
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:24 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-H55N-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) mini ITX:2
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-H55N-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) mini ITX:4
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-H55N-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) mini ITX:1
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-H55N-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) mini ITX:1
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-H55N-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) mini ITX:1
- GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-H55N-USB3, GA-X58A-UD9
47 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-H55N-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) mini ITX Model GA-H55N-USB3 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-X58A-UD9 motherboard Socket B (LGA 1366) XL-ATX Model GA-X58A-UD9 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket B (LGA 1366)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	6
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	24 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	10
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresDiffers	Realtek RTL8111E	Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	mini ITX	XL-ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC892R	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	4
BIOS2 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AMI	AWARD
ACPI versionDiffers	1.0	1.0b
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	170 mm	345 mm
DepthDiffers	170 mm	262 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Norton Internet Security
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATA
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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