Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX

29specifications compared
19differ
10identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:1

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Comparison of GA-P55-UD4P, K9N6PGM2-V2
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD4P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-UD4P View product	B MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N6PGM2-V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM2
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
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	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
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P55	NVIDIA MCP61P
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888S
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1

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