Product comparison · 2 motherboards

MSI 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX vs MSI P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX

35specifications compared
11differ
24identical
6known for one product only

Key differences

Processor manufacturer
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel
Processor socket
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Socket AM3
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:LGA 1156 (Socket H)
USB 2.0 connectors
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:3
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:2
USB 2.0 ports quantity
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:6
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:10
LAN controller
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:Atheros AR8131M
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Motherboard form factor
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:ATX
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:micro ATX
Motherboard chipset
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:AMD 770
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Intel® P55
Audio chip
- 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX:VIA VT1828S
- P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX:Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S

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Comparison of 770-G45, P55M-GD41
41 specifications	A MSI 770-G45 motherboard AMD 770 Socket AM3 ATX Model 770-G45 View product	B MSI P55M-GD41 motherboard Intel® P55 LGA 1156 (Socket H) micro ATX Model P55M-GD41 View product
Processor2 differ
Processor manufacturerDiffers	AMD	Intel
Processor socketDiffers	Socket AM3	LGA 1156 (Socket H)
Memoryidentical
Number of memory slots	4	4
Memory voltage	1.5 V	1.5 V
Maximum internal memory	16 GB	16 GB
Internal I/O1 differ
USB 2.0 connectorsDiffers	3	2
Number of SATA connectors	6	6
Number of Parallel ATA connectorsKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
S/PDIF out connector	Yes	Yes
Front panel audio connector	Yes	Yes
CD/AUX audio in	Yes	Yes
ATX Power connector (24-pin)	Yes	Yes
CPU fan connector	Yes	Yes
Chassis intrusion connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
TPM connector	Yes	Yes
Number of chassis fan connectorsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	2
Rear panel I/O ports1 differ
USB 2.0 ports quantityDiffers	6	10
Ethernet LAN (RJ-45) ports	1	1
eSATA ports quantity	0	0
PS/2 ports quantity	2	2
Firewire (IEEE 1394) ports	0	0
VGA (D-Sub) ports quantity	0	0
HDMI ports quantity	0	0
DVI-D ports quantity	0	0
Headphone outputs	6	6
Serial ports quantityKnown for one	1	Unknown — not stated by the source
Network1 differ
LAN controllerDiffers	Atheros AR8131M	Realtek RTL8111D(L)
Networking features	10/100/1000 Mbps	10/100/1000 Mbps
Features3 differ
Motherboard form factorDiffers	ATX	micro ATX
Motherboard chipsetDiffers	AMD 770	Intel® P55
Audio chipDiffers	VIA VT1828S	Realtek ALC889 / ALC888S
Audio output channels	7.1 channels	7.1 channels
Power source type	ATX	ATX
Expansion slots1 differ
PCI Express x1 slots	1	1
PCI Express x16 slots	2	2
PCI slotsDiffers	3	1
Weight & dimensions2 differ
WidthDiffers	305 mm	244 mm
DepthDiffers	210 mm	235 mm
Packaging contentidentical
Drivers included	Yes	Yes
Other featuresidentical
Floppy disk drive connectorKnown for one	Yes	Unknown — not stated by the source
Storage controllersidentical
RAID levelsKnown for one	Unknown — not stated by the source	0, 1, 10

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