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GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

33specifications compared
13differ
20identical
13known for one product only

Key differences

Number of SATA connectors
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:7
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:9
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Headphone outputs
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Motherboard form factor
- GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:ATX

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Comparison of GA-P55M-UD4, P55-DGD65
46 specifications	A GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model GA-P55M-UD4 View product	B MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-DGD65 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
ECC сompatibilityKnown for one	Non-ECC	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	7	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectors	1	1
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	1	2
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	3
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	9	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantity	1	1
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
S/PDIF out port	Yes	Yes
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000	2 x Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® P55	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC889A	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
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 Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	244 mm	305 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD

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