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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

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  • 31specifications compared
  • 15differ
  • 16identical
  • 23known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor manufacturer
    • Intel
    • AMD
  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • Socket AM3
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • RAID levels
    • 0, 1, JBOD
    • 0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 6
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 8
    • 6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 10
    • 6
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0

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54 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

Model GA-P55-UD3P

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B

MSI

790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

Model 790X-G45

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Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffersIntelAMD
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers0, 1, JBOD0, 1, 0+1, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers86
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers106
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one0
Serial ports quantityDiffers01
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffersIntel® P55AMD 790X
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC888VIA VT1828S
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slots22
PCI slotsKnown for one4
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
ACPI versionKnown for one1.0
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8720
Controller interface typeKnown for oneJMB362
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes

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