Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0) vs MSI Z68MA-G45 (G3)

42specifications compared
24differ
18identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Number of memory slots
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):6
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):4
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):16 GB
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):32 GB
Controller type
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):ITE IT8720
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):Intel Z68 (B3)
Supported storage drive interfaces
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):SATA II
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):SATA II, SATA III
RAID levels
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):0, 1
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):0, 1, 5, 10
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):2
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):3
Number of SATA II connectors
- GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0):10
- Z68MA-G45 (G3):4

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Comparison of GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0), Z68MA-G45 (G3)
66 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 (rev. 1.0)View product	B MSI Z68MA-G45 (G3)View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1155 (Socket H2)
Compatible processor series	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7	Intel® Core™ i3, Intel® Core™ i5, Intel® Core™ i7
Memory4 differ
Supported memory types	DDR3-SDRAM	DDR3-SDRAM
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory channels	Dual-channel	Dual-channel
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Supported memory clock speedsDiffers	800,1066,1333,1600,2200,2600 MHz	1066,1333,1600,1866,2133 MHz
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	32 GB
Supported memory module capacitiesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1GB, 2GB, 4GB, 8GB
Controller typeDiffers	ITE IT8720	Intel Z68 (B3)
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
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	No
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
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
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio inDiffers	Yes	No
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Parallel connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown 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 ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers	0	2
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantity	1	1
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	0	1
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	2	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Ethernet interface type	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111E
Networking featuresKnown for one	Gigabit Ethernet	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Component for	PC	PC
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipset family	Intel	Intel
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P55	Intel Z68
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOS1 differ
BIOS typeDiffers	AWARD	UEFI
Clear CMOS button	Yes	Yes
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
Depth	244 mm	244 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC892
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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