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GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

38specifications compared
15differ
23identical
11known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
Number of memory slots
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
- G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:6

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Comparison of GA-P55-US3L, G43M2-F
49 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55-US3L Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55-US3L View product	B MSI G43M2-F LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX Model G43M2-F View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	3	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Number of EATX power connectors	1	1
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantity	1	1
Serial ports quantity	1	1
Networkidentical
Networking features	Gigabit Ethernet	Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111C
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Intel® P55	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chip	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC888
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win 7/Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots3 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	4	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	190 mm	288 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeDiffers	iTE IT8720	SATAII
Floppy disk drive connector	Yes	Yes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Ultra DMA 66/100/133 IDE

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