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

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  • 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
Memoryidentical
Memory voltageKnown for one1.5 VUnknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one0, 1, 10Unknown — not stated by the source
Internal I/O3 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers26
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers86
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CD/AUX audio inKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of EATX power connectorsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Power fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
CPU fan connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsDiffers01
Rear panel I/O ports4 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers108
PS/2 ports quantityDiffers12
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers01
Headphone outputsDiffers61
S/PDIF out portKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
COM ports quantityKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
WiFi-AP antenna jackKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Modem (RJ-11) portsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Networkidentical
Networking featuresKnown for one10/100/1000 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Featuresidentical
Audio chipKnown for oneRealtek ALC888Unknown — not stated by the source
Compatible operating systemsKnown for oneWin XP, Vista, 7Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slotsidentical
PCI Express x1 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI Express x16 slotsKnown for one2Unknown — not stated by the source
PCI slotsKnown for one3Unknown — not stated by the source
BIOSidentical
BIOS memory sizeKnown for one32 MbitUnknown — not stated by the source
Weight & dimensionsidentical
WidthKnown for one305 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
DepthKnown for one244 mmUnknown — not stated by the source
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers includedKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Bundled softwareKnown for oneNorton Internet SecurityUnknown — not stated by the source
Other featuresidentical
S/PDIF in connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for oneATA-133/100/66/33Unknown — not stated by the source
Controller interface typeKnown for oneiTE IT8720Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x4 slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
AGP x8 slotsKnown for one0Unknown — not stated by the source
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for oneYesUnknown — not stated by the source
Special featuresKnown for one@BIOS Q-Flash Xpress BIOS Rescue Download CenterUnknown — not stated by the source

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