Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

27specifications compared
11differ
16identical
22known for one product only

Key differences

Supported memory clock speeds
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1066,1333 MHz
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:800,1066,1333 MHz
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:2
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:4
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:1
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:0
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX:10/100 Mbps
- 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:10/100/1000

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Comparison of GA-M52LT-D3, 870U-G55
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-M52LT-D3 motherboard Socket AM3 ATX Model GA-M52LT-D3 View product	B MSI 870U-G55 AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 870U-G55 View product
Memory1 differ
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	1066,1333 MHz	800,1066,1333 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Not supported	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	1	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	2	6
Peripheral (Molex) power connectors (4-pin)Known for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
HDMI ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
DVI-D ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100 Mbps	10/100/1000
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	AMD 770
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	4	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	16 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	216 mm	225 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security OEM	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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