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GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 18differ
  • 12identical
  • 27known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
    • G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2
  • Maximum internal memory
    • GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
    • G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:8 GB
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
    • G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
    • G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
    • G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
    • G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
    • G41M-P33 motherboard LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of GA-P55A-UD6, G41M-P33
57 specifications
Processor1 differ
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers62
Maximum internal memoryDiffers16 GB8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers84
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers64
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers20
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
Headphone outputsKnown for one6Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 Mbit10/100/1000 Mbps
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111DL
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889Realtek ALC889 / ALC885
Audio output channelsDiffers7.1 channels5.1 channels
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWin XP, Vista, 7Unknown — not stated by the source
Overclocking featuresKnown for onePnP 1.0a, DMI 2.0, SM BIOS 2.4, ACPI 1.0bUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers21
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers31
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers305 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers244 mm205 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet SecurityUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneATA-133/100/66/33Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8720Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center Xpress Install Xpress Recovery2Unknown — not stated by the source

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