Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

30specifications compared
11differ
19identical
18known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:14
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
PCI Express x1 slots
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-P55-UD3R, P55-DGD65
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-UD3R View product	B MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-DGD65 View product
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	14	3
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	2 x Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
Expansion slotsKnown for one	4 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial 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

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