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Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI G41M-P34 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

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  • 26specifications compared
  • 16differ
  • 10identical
  • 25known for one product only

Key differences

  • Processor socket
    • LGA 1156 (Socket H)
    • LGA 775 (Socket T)
  • Number of memory slots
    • 4
    • 2
  • Number of SATA connectors
    • 10
    • 4
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • 8
    • 4
  • Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
    • 2
    • 1
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • 1
    • 0
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • 1
    • 2
  • Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
    • 2
    • 0

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51 specifications
A

GIGABYTE

GA-P55A-UD7 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

Model GA-P55A-UD7

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B

MSI

G41M-P34 LGA 775 (Socket T) micro ATX

Model G41M-P34

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Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturerIntelIntel
Processor socketDiffersLGA 1156 (Socket H)LGA 775 (Socket T)
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers42
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECC
Maximum internal memoryKnown for one8 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 5, 10
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors22
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers104
S/PDIF out connectorYesYes
CD/AUX audio inYesYes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)YesYes
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYes
CPU fan connectorYesYes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one1
Front panel audio connectorKnown for oneYes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one1
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for oneYes
TPM connectorKnown for oneYes
Rear panel I/O ports8 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers84
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers21
eSATA ports quantityDiffers10
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers20
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers01
HDMI ports quantityDiffers01
DVI-D ports quantity00
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYes
USB 3.2 Gen 1 (3.1 Gen 1) Type-A ports quantityKnown for one0
Microphone inKnown for oneYes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000 MbitFast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneAtheros AR8131M
Features1 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersATXmicro ATX
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889
Audio output channelsKnown for one7.1 channels
Power source typeATXATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneMicrosoft Windows 7/Vista/XP
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots11
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers21
BIOSidentical
BIOS typeKnown for oneAWARD
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers30.5 mm244 mm
DepthDiffers24.4 mm200 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet Security (OEM version)
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYes
Floppy disk drive connectorYesYes
Graphics controllerKnown for one2-Way/3-Way ATI CrossFireX/NVIDIA SLI
I/O portsKnown for oneInternal: 1 x 24-pin ATX main power connector 1 x 8-pin ATX 12V power connector 1 x IDE connector 3 x system fan headers 1 x Chipset fan header 1 x front panel header 1 x front panel audio header 1 x CD In connector 1 x S/PDIF In header 1 x S/PDIF Out header 1 x serial port header 1 x clearing CMOS
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one256 MB

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