Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX

30specifications compared
22differ
8identical
23known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:8 GB
RAID levels
- GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0, 1, 10
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:0, 1
USB 2.0 connectors
- GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX:4

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Comparison of GA-P55A-UD6, K9N6PGM2-V2
53 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD6 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model GA-P55A-UD6 View product	B MSI K9N6PGM2-V2 motherboard NVIDIA MCP61P Socket AM2 micro ATX Model K9N6PGM2-V2 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	6	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Storage controllers1 differ
RAID levelsDiffers	0, 1, 10	0, 1
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	4
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	4
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	4
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	2	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	2	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	2	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
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
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	10/100 Fast Ethernet
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P55	NVIDIA MCP61P
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889	Realtek ALC888 / ALC888S
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 slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	2	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	3	1
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown 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 typeDiffers	iTE IT8720	NVIDIA GeForce 6150SE
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	0	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
IPMI 2.0 slotKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes

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