Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD vs MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

36specifications compared
17differ
19identical
17known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:AMD
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:Socket AM3
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
USB 2.0 connectors
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:3
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:5
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
Number of chassis fan connectors
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:1
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:6
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
eSATA ports quantity
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:1
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
PS/2 ports quantity
- MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD:1
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2

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Comparison of MA785GMT-UD2H, P55M-GD45
53 specifications	A GIGABYTE MA785GMT-UD2H motherboard AMD Model MA785GMT-UD2H View product	B MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P55M-GD45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.5 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
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/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	5	6
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of chassis fan connectorsDiffers	1	2
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports6 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	1	2
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantityDiffers	1	0
DVI-D ports quantityDiffers	1	0
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Realtek RTL8111C	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 785G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Windows Vista/XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsDiffers	2	1
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 & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	243 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	243 mm	234 mm
Other features1 differ
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeDiffers	IDE/SATA2/eSATA	IDE
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphics controllerKnown for one	785G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1

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