Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0 vs MSI P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

32specifications compared
22differ
10identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:AMD
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:Socket AM3
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:2
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:8 GB
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:6
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:4
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:1
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0:0
- P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0, P55-GD80
53 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-MA74GM-S2H rev. 3.0 View product	B MSI P55-GD80 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD80 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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
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 ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
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	6
Network2 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbit
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 740G	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888B	Realtek ALC889
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI slots	2	2
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	234 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	ATA-133/100/66/33
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0

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