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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P41-C31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

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  • 33specifications compared
  • 11differ
  • 22identical
  • 26known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • 16 GB
    • 4 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 8
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 4
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • COM ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1
  • Networking features
    • 10/100/1000 Mbit
    • 10/100/1000 Mbps

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59 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-P55A-UD3 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

Model GA-P55A-UD3

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B

MSI

P41-C31 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) ATX

Model P41-C31

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneIntel® Core™2 Quad
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB4 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers84
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
Front panel audio connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one0
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one0
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one1
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantity00
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity00
HDMI ports quantity00
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputs66
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
COM ports quantityDiffers01
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111D(L)
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorATXATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC888Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Audio output channels7.1 channels7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWin XP, Vista, 7
Overclocking featuresKnown for onePnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0b
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots22
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slots33
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width305 mm305 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm193 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedYesYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
S/PDIF in portKnown for oneYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8720
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Special featuresKnown for one@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2

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