Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD

28specifications compared
15differ
13identical
20known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:AMD
Processor socket
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
Number of memory slots
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:2
Maximum internal memory
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:8 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:7
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:4
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:9
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:4
eSATA ports quantity
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:2

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Comparison of GA-P55M-UD4, 740GTM-P25
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-P55M-UD4 View product	B MSI 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD Model 740GTM-P25 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	Intel	AMD
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	Socket AM2
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	4	2
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	16 GB	8 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	4
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known 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
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	4
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	0	1
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000	PCI-E GbLAN
LAN controllerKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek RTL8111DL
Features2 differ
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	Intel® P55	AMD 740G
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC888S
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers	244 mm	215 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	512 MB

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