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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P45C Neo-FIR

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  • 23specifications compared
  • 13differ
  • 10identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 8 GB
  • USB 2.0 connectors
    • 2
    • 0
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 8
    • 6
  • Number of Parallel ATA connectors
    • 1
    • 0
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 6
  • USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2

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50 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-P55-USB3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

Model GA-P55-USB3

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MSI

P45C Neo-FIRView product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerKnown for oneIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™ 2 Extreme
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots44
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Supported memory clock speedsKnown for one800,1066,1333,1600 MHz
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers20
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers86
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsDiffers10
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYes
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one1
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers86
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityDiffers20
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs66
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for oneGigabit Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWindows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm0 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm0 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Controller interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8720
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Graphicsidentical
Parallel processing technology supportKnown for oneNot supported
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes

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