Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD vs MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

30specifications compared
13differ
17identical
16known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:AMD
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:Socket AM2
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Number of memory slots
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:2
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:4
Maximum internal memory
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:8 GB
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:16 GB
Number of SATA connectors
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:4
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:6
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:4
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
eSATA ports quantity
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:0
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports
- 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD:0
- P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:1

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Comparison of 740GTM-P25, P55M-GD45
46 specifications	A MSI 740GTM-P25 motherboard AMD Model 740GTM-P25 View product	B MSI P55M-GD45 motherboard LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P55M-GD45 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM2	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memory2 differ
Number of memory slotsDiffers	2	4
Maximum internal memoryDiffers	8 GB	16 GB
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectors	2	2
Number of SATA connectorsDiffers	4	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
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
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Chassis intrusion connector	Yes	Yes
Number of COM connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Number of IEEE1394 connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Rear panel I/O ports5 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	4	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantityDiffers	0	2
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) portsDiffers	0	1
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantityDiffers	1	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputsDiffers	1	6
Microphone in	Yes	Yes
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controller	Realtek RTL8111DL	Realtek RTL8111DL
Networking featuresDiffers	PCI-E GbLAN	Fast Ethernet
Featuresidentical
Motherboard form factor	micro ATX	micro ATX
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Motherboard chipsetKnown for one	AMD 740G	Unknown — not stated by the source
Audio chipKnown for one	Realtek ALC888S	Unknown — not stated by the source
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slotsDiffers	1	2
PCI slotsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	1
Weight & dimensions1 differ
Width	244 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	215 mm	234 mm
Other featuresidentical
Controller 2nd interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	IDE
Controller interface typeKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	SATAII
Audio outputKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Graphicsidentical
Maximum graphics card memoryKnown for one	512 MB	Unknown — not stated by the source

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