Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0 vs GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

32specifications compared
16differ
16identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:AMD
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:Socket AM3
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:2
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:8 GB
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
RAID levels
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:0, 1
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:3
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:6
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:4
- GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10

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Comparison of GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0, GA-P55M-UD2
53 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0 View product	B GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD2 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-P55M-UD2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Non-ECC
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Headphone outputsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbit
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 740G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC888B
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP, Vista	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2 x PCI
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
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	234 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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