Product comparison · 2 motherboards

GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX vs MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

21specifications compared
7differ
14identical
30known for one product only

Key differences

USB 2.0 connectors
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
Number of SATA connectors
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
Number of IEEE1394 connectors
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:10
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
PS/2 ports quantity
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:0
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1
Headphone outputs
- P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:6
- P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:1

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Comparison of P55-UD3, P55-GD65
51 specifications	A GIGABYTE P55-UD3 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-UD3 View product	B MSI P55-GD65 Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-GD65 View product
Processoridentical
Processor manufacturer	Intel	Intel
Processor socket	LGA 1156 (Socket H)	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
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	0, 1, 10	Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	6
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	8	6
S/PDIF out 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	0	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
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers	0	1
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	10	8
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers	1	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	6	1
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one	10/100/1000 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipset	Intel® P55	Intel® P55
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	Win XP, Vista, 7	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one	2	Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one	3	Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one	32 Mbit	Unknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one	305 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one	244 mm	Unknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for one	Norton Internet Security	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	ATA-133/100/66/33	Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for one	iTE IT8720	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one	0	Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one	@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download Center	Unknown — not stated by the source

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