Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX

38specifications compared
17differ
21identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Number of memory slots
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):6
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
Memory channels
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):Dual-channel
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:Quad-channel
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):16 GB
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:64 GB
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):SATA II
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):0, 1
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:0, 1, 5, 10
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):10
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):8
- X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX:6

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Comparison of GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0), X79A-GD45
67 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI X79A-GD45 motherboard LGA 2011 (Socket R) ATX Model X79A-GD45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 2011 (Socket R)
Compatible processor seriesDiffers	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i7
Memory4 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory channelsDiffers	Dual-channel	Quad-channel
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,1600,2200,2600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1800,2133,2400 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	64 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	ITE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllers2 differ
Supported storage drive interfacesDiffers	SATA II	SATA II, SATA III
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1	0, 1, 5, 10
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2-Way SLI, 3-Way SLI
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of SATA III connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Number of SATA II connectorsDiffers	10	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	4
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out 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
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
COM ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channelsKnown for one	7.1 channels	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI slotsDiffers	2	4
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel X79
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF in portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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