Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD vs MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

21specifications compared
13differ
8identical
27known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:AMD
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
USB 2.0 connectors
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:3
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:5
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:6
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
eSATA ports quantity
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:1
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
PS/2 ports quantity
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:1
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:1
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0

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Comparison of MA785GMT-UD2H, P55-GD65
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD Model MA785GMT-UD2H View product	B MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	Dual channel	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
On-board graphics cardKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Front panel audio connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectors	1	1
Rear panel I/O ports7 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	1	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 785G	Intel® P55
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	64 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
ACPI versionKnown for one	1.0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	243 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	243 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	IDE/SATA2/eSATA	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	785G	Unknown — not stated by the source

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