Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775 vs MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

19specifications compared
6differ
13identical
29known for one product only

Key differences

Processor socket
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:LGA 775 (Socket T)
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
USB 2.0 connectors
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:3
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:2
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:6
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:0
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775:3
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775, P55-GD65
48 specifications	A GIGABYTE P43-ES3G P43 ATX Socket 775 View product	B MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD65 View product
Processor1 differ
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	LGA 775 (Socket T)	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	1.8 V	Unknown — not stated by the source
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 I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	6
Number of SATA connectors	6	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	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	2	1
Rear panel I/O ports3 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	8
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
Microphone inKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Networkidentical
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111C	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Compatible operating systemsKnown for one	Microsoft Windows Vista / XP	Unknown — not stated by the source
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® P55
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	5	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	210 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
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

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