Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

23specifications compared
11differ
12identical
21known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-P55-UD6 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-P55-UD6 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P55-UD6 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:14
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55-UD6 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD6 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-P55-UD6 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:1
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD6 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P55-UD6 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-P55-UD6, P43T-C51
44 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55-UD6 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-UD6 View product	B MSI P43T-C51 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX Model P43T-C51 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	14	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	10	6
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 connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	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 outputsKnown for one	6	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	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 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Featuresidentical
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889 / ALC885
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
Expansion slotsKnown for one	2 x PCI	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for one	AWARD	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	220 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source

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