Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX

38specifications compared
17differ
21identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
RAID levels
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, JBOD
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-P55-UD3P, NF980-G65
58 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-UD3P View product	B MSI NF980-G65 motherboard NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI Socket AM3 ATX Model NF980-G65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, JBOD	0, 1, 0+1, 5, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	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 ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputs	6	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
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 quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8211CL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P55	NVIDIA nForce 980a SLI
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	3
PCI slotsDiffers	4	2
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 & dimensionsidentical
Width	305 mm	305 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
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 connector	Yes	Yes
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB
Graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	GeForce 8

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