Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD vs MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX

29specifications compared
18differ
11identical
15known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:AMD
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:2
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:8 GB
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:16 GB
USB 2.0 connectors
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:2
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:3
Number of SATA connectors
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:4
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:8
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:4
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:1
- P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX:2

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Comparison of 740GTM-P25, P55-DGD65
44 specifications	A MSI 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD Model 740GTM-P25 View product	B MSI P55-DGD65 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) ATX Model P55-DGD65 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Compatible processor seriesKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Intel® Core™ i5
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Memory voltageKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1.5 V
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 5, 10, JBOD
Internal I/O2 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	2	3
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	8
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)Known for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
CPU fan connectorKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
S/PDIF out connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	7
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) portsDiffers	1	2
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	1
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	2
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	1	1
S/PDIF out portKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Yes
Microphone inKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
Networking featuresDiffers	PCI-E GbLAN	2 x Realtek RTL8111DL - Ethernet, Fast Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet
LAN controllerKnown for one	Realtek RTL8111DL	Unknown — not stated by the source
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	micro ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 740G	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	Realtek ALC888S	Realtek ALC889
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots2 differ
PCI Express x1 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	305 mm
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	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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