Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775 vs MSI P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

33specifications compared
15differ
18identical
19known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory voltage
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:1.8 V
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1.5 V
USB 2.0 connectors
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:3
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Number of SATA connectors
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:6
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:2
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:6
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:0
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:3
- P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775, P55-CD53
52 specifications	A GIGABYTE P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775 View product	B MSI P55-CD53 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-CD53 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Memory1 differ
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageDiffers	1.8 V	1.5 V
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Controller typeKnown for one	iTE IT8718	Unknown — not stated by the source
Flash memoryKnown for one	2 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal memoryKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0 GB
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	6	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
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
TPM connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	3	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Digital audio optical outKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Parallel ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresDiffers	10/100/1000 Mbit	Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
Features2 differ
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsDiffers	Microsoft Windows Vista / XP	Windows Vista
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	3
PCI Express x16 slots	1	1
PCI slotsDiffers	5	3
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	215 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	305 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Trial softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	Unknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
I/O portsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	On-Board: 1 x Front panel 1 x Serial port 1 x Parallel port 1 x Clear CMOS button 1 x Power button 1 x OC switch 2 x Base Clock Control Buttons
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD

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