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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

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  • 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
Processoridentical
Compatible processor seriesKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIntel® Core™ i5
Memoryidentical
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers78
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers12
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source3
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers97
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers12
Headphone outputsDiffers61
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/10002 x Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffersmicro ATXATX
Audio chipDiffersRealtek ALC889ARealtek ALC889
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x4 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x8 slotsKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers12
PCI slotsDiffers12
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm305 mm
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD

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