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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI G41M-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 29specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 11identical
  • 27known 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
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 2
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
    • 0
    • 1

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56 specifications
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GIGABYTE

GA-P55A-UD3P motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

Model GA-P55A-UD3P

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B

MSI

G41M-E43 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model G41M-E43

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
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
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one0
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one0
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports11
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports00
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Microphone inYesYes
S/PDIF out portYesYes
COM ports quantityKnown for one0
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit10/100/1000 Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneRealtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC888S / ALC889 / ALC885
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
PCI slotsKnown for one3
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 Mbit
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYes
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneATA-133/100/66/33
Controller interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8720
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one0
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one0
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYes
Special featuresKnown for one@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2

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