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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI P45C Neo-FIR

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 14differ
  • 9identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 4
    • 0
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 7
    • 6
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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48 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-H57M-USB3 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

Model GA-H57M-USB3

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B

MSI

P45C Neo-FIRView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ 2 Extreme
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers40
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers76
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantity66
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports11
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity11
HDMI ports quantityDiffers10
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers10
Headphone outputs66
Microphone inYesYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbps
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows XP, Vista, 7
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers244 mm0 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm0 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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