Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX

30specifications compared
16differ
14identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX:0

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Comparison of GA-P55-UD4P, 790X-G45
45 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-UD4P View product	B MSI 790X-G45 motherboard AMD 790X Socket AM3 ATX Model 790X-G45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM3
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	6
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
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
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P55	AMD 790X
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	VIA VT1828S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	305 mm	305 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 0+1, JBOD

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