Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

29specifications compared
9differ
20identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

RAID levels
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:14
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
Networking features
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
Motherboard form factor
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ATX
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX
Width
- GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:305 mm
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:244 mm

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Comparison of GA-P55-UD3R, P55M-GD45
52 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD3R motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-UD3R View product	B MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P55M-GD45 View product
Memoryidentical
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
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
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	14	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of COM 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
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
S/PDIF out portKnown 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
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Fast Ethernet
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	4 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	234 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source

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