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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD5 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 27specifications compared
  • 17differ
  • 10identical
  • 46known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Memory voltage
    • 1.5 V
    • 1.8 V
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 14
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 10
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 6
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0

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73 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-P55-UD5 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

Model GA-P55-UD5

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B

MSI

G31TM-P21 motherboard Intel® G31 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model G31TM-P21

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Celeron®, Intel® Pentium®
Processor system buses supportedKnown for one800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Memory2 differ
Supported memory typesKnown for oneDDR2-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory slots typeKnown for oneDIMM
Memory channelsKnown for oneDual-channel
Memory voltageDiffers1.5 V1.8 V
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one677,800 MHz
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
Supported storage drive interfacesKnown for oneIDE, SATA II
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one384 MB
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
On-board graphics cardKnown for oneYes
Graphics card familyKnown for oneIntel
Graphics cardKnown for oneGMA 3100
DirectX versionKnown for one9.0
Number of displays supportedKnown for one1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers142
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one0
Number of SATA II connectorsKnown for one4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers104
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
USB 3.2 Gen 2 (3.1 Gen 2) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Networkidentical
Ethernet LANKnown for oneYes
Ethernet interface typeKnown for oneFast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8103E(L)
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 Mbit
Features1 differ
Component forKnown for onePC
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipset familyKnown for oneIntel
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® G31
Motherboard southbridgeKnown for oneIntel ICH7
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888S
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Cooling typeKnown for onePassive
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
Expansion slotsKnown for one2 x PCI
BIOSidentical
Clear CMOS jumperKnown for oneYes
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes

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