Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX

34specifications compared
11differ
23identical
24known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:2
Networking features
- GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10/100/1000 Mbit
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:10/100/1000 Mbps
Motherboard chipset
- GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel® P55
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 770

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Comparison of GA-P55A-UD3, 770-G45
58 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55A-UD3 View product	B MSI 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 770-G45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM3
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports2 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	8	6
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Atheros AR8131M
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P55	AMD 770
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	VIA VT1828S
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Win XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for one	PnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	210 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	ATA-133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2	Unknown — not stated by the source

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