Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

29specifications compared
17differ
12identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-P55-UD3P, G41M4-L
56 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-UD3P View product	B MSI G41M4-L motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G41M4-L View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Serial ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	Gigabit Ethernet	10/100 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8103E(L)
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888S
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
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	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	193 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
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	JMB362	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	256 MB

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