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GIGABYTE GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX vs MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

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  • 30specifications compared
  • 7differ
  • 23identical
  • 22known for one product only

Key differences

  • Number of SATA connectors
    • GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:7
    • P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
  • USB 2.0 ports quantity
    • GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:9
    • P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
  • eSATA ports quantity
    • GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
    • P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
  • PS/2 ports quantity
    • GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
    • P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
  • Networking features
    • GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10/100/1000
    • P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Fast Ethernet
  • PCI Express x16 slots
    • GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1
    • P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
  • Depth
    • GA-P55M-UD4 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:244 mm
    • P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:234 mm

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Comparison of GA-P55M-UD4, P55M-GD45
52 specifications
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
ECC сompatibilityKnown for oneNon-ECCUnknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O1 differ
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers76
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
USB 2.0 connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source2
Number of COM connectorsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
TPM connectorKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers910
eSATA ports quantityDiffers12
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one1Unknown — not stated by the source
Microphone inKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceYes
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers10/100/1000Fast Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek RTL8111DL
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for oneIntel® P55Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC889AUnknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 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 Express x1 slotsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
DepthDiffers244 mm234 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
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceIDE
Controller interface typeKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceSATAII
Audio outputKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the sourceRealtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for oneUnknown — not stated by the source0, 1

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